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阮囊羞澀
jyun5 nong4 sau1 saap3 |
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in financial crisis; tight money wise; financial difficulties (Lit.)When a man named 阮孚 (Yuen Fu) was asked what he had in his bag, he answered abashedly that he only had one coin.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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阮囊羞澀 / 阮囊羞涩 | ||
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Characters in this word:阮 jyun2 - a Chinese family name囊 nong4 - bag; pocket; put in a bag 羞 sau1 - shameful; ashamed; shame 澀 gip3 sap1 saap3 - astringent; unsmooth; hard to understand |
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