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十個茶壺九個蓋
  sap6 go3 caa4 wu4*2 gau2 go3 goi3   jyutping
  shi2 ge4 cha2 hu2 jiu3 ge5 gai4   pinyin
ten tea pots and nine lids; demand out numbers supply; not enough

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
十個茶壺九個蓋 / 十个茶壶九个盖

This word has been viewed 3293 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 27th Oct 2012 01:08
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Characters in this word:

 sap6  -  ten
 go3  -  unit; individual
 caa4  -  tea
 wu4  -  jar; pot; jug
 gau2  -  nine
 go3  -  unit; individual
 goi3 koi3  -  lid; to cover; cover up; build; surpass
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