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只羨鴛鴦不羨仙
zi2 sin6 jyun1 joeng1 bat1 sin6 sin1
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better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven  |
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This word has been viewed 1931 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2008 19:13 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 16:42 |
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Characters in this word:只 zi2 - only; merely; just; simplified for 隻羨 sin6 - admire; superfluous 鴛 jyun1 jin1 - male mandarin duck 鴦 joeng1 - female mandarin duck 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 羨 sin6 - admire; superfluous 仙 sin1 - god, immortal, fairy; divine |
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