「千金難買向南樓」
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| Pronunciation： | cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 hoeng3 naam4 lau4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
千 thousand 金 the Jin Dynasty; the metal element; golden (colour); money; wealth; metal in general 難 difficult; disaster; hard; catastrophe; calamity; suffering; generally, trouble 買 to buy; to purchase; to hire; (of prices) to cost; to bet; to place a bet; to gamble (money) 向 towards; facing a direction; -oriented 南 south 樓 floor; building; storied building; flat; apartment; housing unit |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
flats/houses facing south are precious for they have the most suitable room temperature in all climates; literally: flats/houses facing south can't be bought for thousands of gold
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