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雞髀打人牙骹軟
gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5
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to bribe someone with a small gift: [lit] to offer a chicken leg (a small gift), and in return, the other person's joints of jaw becomes loose which is a metaphor for either to put in some good words for you or to tell you information you wanted. [syn.國] 雞腿打人牙關軟  |
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This word has been viewed 2337 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 9th Apr 2005 15:21 and last edited on 4th Nov 2009 15:39 |
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Characters in this word:雞 gai1 - chicken髀 bei2 - thigh 打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen 人 jan4 - person; human being 牙 ngaa4 - teeth, tooth 骹 gaau3 haau1 - joint 軟 jyun5 - soft; flexible |
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