「大笪地賣粥」
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| Pronunciation: | daai6 daat3 dei2 maai6 zuk1 | 
| Individual Character Meaning:  | 
     
      
       大 big; to grow up; to intimidate; to bluff; intensely; greatly; fully; on a large scale; university; large; old in age; older; senior; number two 笪 piece; patch 地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area 賣 to sell; to vend; to publish; to betray 粥 congee  | 
    
| Part of Speech: | expression | 
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          former half of a sandwich pun to imply 整定 "predestined" (where 整定 can also mean "pre-made", just like congee sold in the flea market, as literally suggested) 
          
          
        
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      
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