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波羅雞
bo1 lo4 gai1 |
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sponger; to sponge off one's friends; to grab petty benefits at the expense of other people (usually a free meal) 波羅雞 is the first part of a 歇後語 that has 靠黐 as the hidden part. 波羅雞 are paper hens made in Bolo Temple (波羅廟), Guangzhou, that need to use paste to glue the paper, i.e. 靠黐. But 靠黐 can also refer to someone who sponges off one's friends
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波羅雞 / 波罗鸡 | ||
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Characters in this word:波 bo1 - waves; unexpected changes; ball; gear羅 lo4 - net; collect; display; gauze; a surname 雞 gai1 - chicken | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:菠羅雞 bo1 lo4 gai1 = someone who takes advantage of other people 粵 Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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