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偷雞唔到蝕拃米
tau1 gai1 m4 dou3*2 sit6 zaa6*1 mai5
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go for wool and come home shorn; fail in one's attempt and suffer a loss as well [literal] try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice [variant] 偷雞唔到蝕揸米, 偷雞唔到蝕渣米 [國] 偷雞不着蝕把米 [synonym] 陪了夫人又折兵 |
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This word has been viewed 2565 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 24th Dec 2015 01:10 |
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Characters in this word:偷 tau1 - steal, burgle; sneak雞 gai1 - chicken 唔 m4 - not; no 到 dou3 dou3*2 - arrive; go to 蝕 sik6 sit6 - eat into; erode; eclipse; lose; wear out 拃 zaa6 zaa3 - obstruct; handful; group 米 mai5 - uncooked rice |
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