「化骨龍」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	faa3 gwat1 lung4
Individual Character Meaning：	化 to melt; open-minded; enlightened; liberal; thorough; tolerant; to do makeup 骨 quarter; one fourth; bone; the pleat 龍 dragon; the goalpost; the goalkeeper; long queue
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	a legendary creature that looks exactly like a snakehead but with four legs, which is said to be deadly poisonous if mistakenly eaten as it can "dissolve one's bones"; literally "bone-dissolving dragon" (measure word: 條 / 隻) child; dependant child; used to emphasise the hardship in bringing up the child(ren) (measure word: 隻 / 班) (Cant.) 隻zek3化faa3骨gwat1龍lung4仲zung6細sai3嗰go2陣zan2，就zau6望mong6佢keoi5快faai3啲di1大daai6；到dou3佢keoi5真zan1係hai6大daai6個go3嘞laak3，又jau6有jau5啲di1唔m4捨se2得dak1。 (Eng.) When the "bone-dissolving dragon" was still a kid, I wanted him to grow up faster; now that he is grown-up, and I miss that time.
See also：	屁孩幼苗孩童孩子細蚊小不忍則亂大謀水性楊花燕瘦環肥生龍活虎疊羅漢神龍見首不見尾金木水火土雙龍出海鮑參翅肚龍精虎猛 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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