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巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩
  baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3   jyutping
  ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4   pinyin
it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩 / 巴结有钱人好过拜零菩萨

This word has been viewed 1546 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 28th May 2010 17:42 and last edited on 11th Jul 2014 16:49
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Characters in this word:

 baa1  -  bus; hope earnestly; cling to; crust
 git3  -  tie; unite; conclude; congeal; bear (fruit)
 jau5 jau6  -  have; there is
 cin4 cin4*2  -  cash, money, coins
 jan4  -  person; human being
 hou2 hou3  -  good; very; friendly; healthy; ready
 gwo3  -  pass through; across
 baai3  -  visit, salute
 ling4 leng4  -  spirit, soul
 pou4  -  bodhi
 saat3  -  Buddhist gods; (transliteration)
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