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三人一條心，黃土變成金

saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1 wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1

san1 ren2 yi4 tiao2 xin1 huang2 tu3 bian4 cheng2 jin1

Three men of one heart can transform yellow earth into gold.
If people unite, great things may be accomplished.

Level: 2

三人一條心，黃土變成金 / 三人一条心，黄土变成金

三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
人 jan4 ren2 - person
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
條 tiu4 tiao2 - classifier for long, thin objects
心 sam1 xin1 - heart
， - (not in database)
黃 wong4 huang2 - yellow
土 tou2 tu3 - soil; earth
變 bin3 bian4 - change; alter; accident; uncommon
成 sing4 seng4 cheng2 - completed; finished; fixed
金 gam1 jin1 jin4 - gold

This word was added by sheik on 10th Apr 2005 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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