「啞仔食雲吞」
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| Pronunciation： | aa2 zai2 sik6 wan4 tan1 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
啞 mute; (of colour) dull 仔 son; boyfriend; to soften the tone 食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control 雲 cloud 吞 swallow; to swallow; to gulp down |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to know exactly what's going on; first part of a sandwich pun, literally, a mute person eats wonton, the second part of which is 心中有數 sam1 zung1 jau5 sou3, to have the count in one's heart
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