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好物沉歸底
hou2 mat6 cam4 gwai1 dai2
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the best fish swim near the bottom; the best is at the bottom [literal] good stuff sinks to the bottom [synonym] 好戲在後頭 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2056 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 17th Aug 2015 10:38 |
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Characters in this word:好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready物 mat6 - thing; substance; stuff 沉 cam4 - sink; submerged 歸 gwai1 - return; come together; belong to 底 dai2 - bottom; base |
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