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使銅銀夾大聲
  sai2 tung4 ngan4*2 gaap3 daai6 seng1   jyutping
unrepentant; mask one's guilt with a belligerent attitude; be in the wrong but still be aggressive against others
[literal] raise one's voice while using copper (fake) coins

[synonym] 不知悔改, 告狀


Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
使銅銀夾大聲 / 使铜银夹大声

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Characters in this word:

使  sai2 si2 si3  -  send; enable; use; envoy
 tung4  -  copper; brass; bronze
 ngan4  -  silver; currency
 gaap3 gap3  -  press from both sides; wedged between; clip
 daai6  -  big
 sing1 seng1  -  sound; voice; declare; fame
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