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海上無魚蝦自大 (hoi2 soeng6 mou4 jyu4 haa1 zi6 daai6) — 'in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king' in Cantonese

hoiˊ²海soengˍ₆上mouˎ₄無jyuˎ₄魚haaˉ¹蝦ziˍ₆自daaiˍ₆大
简 海上无鱼虾自大
Mandarin Pinyin: hai3 shang4 wu2 yu2 xia1 zi4 da4

Meaning of 海上無魚蝦自大

noun'in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king'

Characters in 海上無魚蝦自大

海hoi2
a Chinese family name
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
魚jyu4
fish
蝦haa1
shrimp; prawn
自zi6
natural; naturally; a Chinese family name
大daai6
a Chinese family name

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