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爛船都有三斤釘
laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 |
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although a member of a wealthy family goes bankrupt, he or she still has backup money to rely on; (a broken ship still has three caties worth of nails) |
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爛船都有三斤釘 / 烂船都有三斤钉 | ||
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Characters in this word:爛 laan6 - rotten; worn-out船 syun4 - ship; boat; vessel 都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 三 saam1 saam3 - three; several 斤 gan1 - catty 釘 deng1 ding1 - nail; follow closely; urge |
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