游𨋢河 (jau4 lip1 ho4*2 | ) : having the misfortune of standing in a lift going up instead of down

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游𨋢河

jau4 lip1 ho4*2

having the misfortune of standing in a lift going up instead of down

This is a pun on 游船河.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

游𨋢河

This word has been viewed 1439 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 22nd May 2009 00:08 and last edited on 22nd May 2009 00:10

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游 jau4 - swim; wander; roam; surname
𨋢 lip1 - lift; elevator
河 ho4 ho4*2 - river

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