「禾桿冚珍珠」
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Pronunciation: | wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
禾 grain 桿 pole 冚 to cover; all; to slap one's face; (of openings) tight; firm; lid; cap; cover; to conceal; entire 珍 treasure; precious; valuable 珠 bead; pearl |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
something is far more valuable than it look, or someone hides his assets under a mundane appearance; literally "to hide a pearl in a haystack"
(Eng.) Don't judge from his shabby looking, Uncle Tat owns 5 Taxi Licences well worth over ten million; he is just hiding the pearl in a haystack.
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