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金玉其外
gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6 |
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all that glitters is not gold; showy but useless; whited sepulchre [literal] coated in gold and jade 1. Often used as first part of two-part idiom 金玉其外,敗絮其中: fair without, foul within
2. [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:金 gam1 - gold玉 juk6 juk6*2 - jade; precious stone; pure; graceful 其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her 外 ngoi6 - outside; foreign; additional; unofficial |
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