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背脊向天人所食 (bui3 zek3 hoeng3 tin1 jan4 so2 sik6) — (Cantonese saying) everything that crawls is edible for people in Cantonese

bui˗₃背zek˗₃脊hoeng˗₃向tinˉ¹天janˎ₄人soˊ²所sikˍ₆食
Mandarin Pinyin: bei4 ji2 xiang4 tian1 ren2 suo3 shi2

Meaning of 背脊向天人所食

noun(Cantonese saying) everything that crawls is edible for people

Characters in 背脊向天人所食

背bui3
back on(to); with the back towards | ant. 向
脊zek3
ridge; roof
向hoeng3
direction; inclination; tendency
天tin1
/tin1/
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
所so2
that which
食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking

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