「一朵鮮花插在牛糞上」
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| Pronunciation： | jat1 do2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
一 one; as soon as; once 朵 (measure)((for flowers)) 鮮 fresh; bright((colour)); brightly coloured; rare; bright-coloured; bright; tasty; taste of umami; freshly 花 flower; to spend; coloured; multicoloured; disorderly; messy; scratched; dirty; blossom; to use up 插 to insert; to thrust; to put in; to stick in; to add; to place between; to join; to reprimand; to scold; to admonish; to chastize; to drop in price 在 to be present; to exist; at; to depend on; to rest with 牛 cow; cattle 糞 faeces 上 go up; top; to go up; to move upwards; to board; to get on a vehicle; to go ahead; to forge ahead; to fill; to supply; to serve a dish; to install; to attend class; to wind; to screw; to tighten; on top of |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to pity a woman with great qualities (especially in terms of beauty) that is in a relationship with a man who has much worse qualities (especially one who is ugly); literally: a fresh flower stuck in cow shit
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