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讀贏 (duk6 jeng4) — to read a book / to study, euphemism used by gamblers to replace 讀書 since書 (book) is homonymous with the word輸 (lose), which is unlucky for gamblers [colloquial] in Cantonese

dukˍ₆讀jengˎ₄贏
简 读赢
Mandarin Pinyin: du2 ying2

Meaning of 讀贏

nounto read a book / to study, euphemism used by gamblers to replace 讀書 since書 (book) is homonymous with the word輸 (lose), which is unlucky for gamblers [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 讀贏

keoiˏ₅佢dukˍ₆讀jingˎ₄贏ngoˏ₅我。
He read better than me.
ngoˏ₅我dukˍ₆讀jingˎ₄贏keoiˏ₅佢。
I read better than him.
neiˏ₅你dukˍ₆讀jingˎ₄贏keoiˏ₅佢。
You read better than him.
mouˏ₅冇janˎ₄人dukˍ₆讀jingˎ₄贏keoiˏ₅佢。
Nobody reads better than him.
keoiˏ₅佢dukˍ₆讀jingˎ₄贏saai˗₃晒。
He read the best.
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Characters in 讀贏

讀duk6
read; pronounce; read aloud
贏jeng4
win; gain; score; achieve

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