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阿聾燒炮
aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3
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come to nothing; falling apart; all dispersed [literal] Mr Deaf burns a firecracker This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying that has all scattered (散晒) as the hidden part. A deaf person cannot hear the sound of a firecracker explosion. He can only see the scattered wrapping papers. This is often used to describe a group of people dispersed or a social group being split or falling apart.
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Characters in this word:阿 aa3 o1 - prefix to a name; flatter聾 lung4 - deaf; hard of hearing 燒 siu1 - burn; heat; cook; fever 炮 paau3 baau3 - cannon |
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