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爛船都仲有三斤釘 (laan6 syun4 dou1 zung6 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1) — 'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor' in Cantonese

laanˍ₆爛syunˎ₄船douˉ¹都zungˍ₆仲jauˏ₅有saamˉ¹三ganˉ¹斤dengˉ¹釘
简 烂船都仲有三斤钉
Mandarin Pinyin: lan4 chuan2 dou1 zhong4 you3 san1 jin1 ding1

Meaning of 爛船都仲有三斤釘

noun'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'

Characters in 爛船都仲有三斤釘

爛laan6
cheesy; crummy; lacking style
船syun4
ship; boat; vessel; craft; ferry; barge
都dou1
also; too
仲zung6
brothers
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
三saam1
three; third; thrice
斤gan1
axe; chopper
釘deng1
nail; tack; screw; spike

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