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巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩 (baa1 git3 jau5 cin2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3) — it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy in Cantonese

baaˉ¹巴git˗₃結jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢janˎ₄人houˊ²好gwo˗₃過baai˗₃拜lengˎ₄靈pouˎ₄菩saat˗₃薩
简 巴结有钱人好过拜零菩萨
Mandarin Pinyin: ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4

Meaning of 巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩

nounit is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy

Characters in 巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩

巴baa1
crust formed as a result of heat or dryness
結git3
knot; node
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
錢cin4
cash; coins
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
好hou2
well; all right; okay
過gwo3
pass; cross; walk
拜baai3
visit; pay a visit; call on or at
靈ling4
bright; quick-witted; clever; sharp
菩pou4
Mainly used in transliteration of Buddhist terms, such as bodhi, Bodhisattva, etc
薩saat3
transliteration of the 'sat' syllable in 'boddhisattva' etc

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