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禾稈冚珍珠 (wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1) — (phrase) to hide one's wealth and pretend to be poor; a diamond in the rough in Cantonese

woˎ₄禾gonˊ²稈kamˊ²冚zanˉ¹珍zyuˉ¹珠
简 禾秆冚珍珠
Mandarin Pinyin: he2 gan3 ka4 zhen1 zhu1

Meaning of 禾稈冚珍珠

noun(phrase) to hide one's wealth and pretend to be poor; a diamond in the rough

Characters in 禾稈冚珍珠

禾wo4
rice plant; rice crop
稈gon2
straw; stalk of grain
冚ham6
(kam2)
珍zan1
precious; valuable; rare
珠zyu1
bead; drop

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