「禾桿冚珍珠」

Entry #1
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"
(Cant.) 咪mai5睇tai2達daat6叔suk1平ping4時si4一jat1身san1牛記笠記ngau4 gei3 lap1 gei3,其kei4實sat6禾wo4桿gon2冚kam2珍zan1珠zyu1,揸zaa1住zyu6五ng5個go3的dik1士si2牌paai4喺hai2手sau2,過gwo3千cin1萬maan6身san1家gaa1都dou1嚟lai4喇laa3。
(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.
(Cant.) 平ping4時si4睇tai2恩jan1恩jan1衣ji1著zoek3咁gam3保bou2守sau2,今gam1日jat6見gin3佢keoi5畢bat1業jip6晚maan5宴jin3著zoek3起hei2呢ni1條tiu4裙kwan4,身san1材coi4真zan1係hai6好hou2有jau5料liu2到dou3,好hou2索sok3。頂ding2!原jyun4來loi4佢keoi5一jat1直zik6以ji5來loi4都dou1係hai6禾wo4桿gon2冚kam2珍zan1珠zyu1。
(Eng.) Yan usually dressed modestly, but she is so well-endowed and sexy in that evening gown at Graduation Dinner today. Damn, she was hiding the pearl in a haystack the whole time.
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