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白象計劃 (baak6 zoeng6 gai3 waak6) — white elephant project—a project wasteful in resources that only serves to boost the prestige of the project originators in Cantonese

baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象gai˗₃計waakˍ₆劃
简 白象计划
Mandarin Pinyin: bai2 xiang4 ji4 hua4

Meaning of 白象計劃

nounwhite elephant project—a project wasteful in resources that only serves to boost the prestige of the project originators

Example Sentences with 白象計劃

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係baakˍ₆白zoengˍ₆象gai˗₃計waakˍ₆劃。
This is a white elephant project.
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Characters in 白象計劃

白baak6
the spoken part in an opera, etc.
象zoeng6
ivory
計gai3
meter; gauge; measuring device
劃waak6
plan; deliberate; design

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