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身驕肉貴 (san1 giu1 juk6 gwai3) — to come from a wealthy family with high status [colloquial] in Cantonese

sanˉ¹身giuˉ¹驕jukˍ₆肉gwai˗₃貴
简 身骄肉贵
Mandarin Pinyin: shen1 jiao1 rou4 gui4

Meaning of 身驕肉貴

nounto come from a wealthy family with high status [colloquial]

Characters in 身驕肉貴

身san1
life; lifetime
驕giu1
fierce; intense; severe
肉juk6
flesh and blood; dearest (as owns children)
貴gwai3
a Chinese family name

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