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百尺竿頭更進一步
baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6 |
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even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step (i.e., there is always room for further improvement) Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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百尺竿頭更進一步 / 百尺竿头更进一步 | ||
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Characters in this word:百 baak3 - hundred尺 cek3 ce2 - ruler 竿 gon1 - bamboo pole; rod 頭 tau4 - head; first; chief 更 gang1 gaang1 gang3 ang3 - change; shift; further 進 zeon3 - advance; enter; eat; present 一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little 步 bou6 - step, pace; fortune |
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