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鹹魚翻生 (haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1) — to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure in Cantonese

haamˎ₄鹹jyuˊ²魚faanˉ¹翻saangˉ¹生
简 咸鱼翻生
Mandarin Pinyin: xian2 yu2 fan1 sheng1

Meaning of 鹹魚翻生

nounto be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure

Example Sentences with 鹹魚翻生

tiuˎ₄條haamˎ₄鹹jyuˎ₄魚faanˉ¹翻sangˉ¹生laa˗₃喇。
The salted fish has come back to life!
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Characters in 鹹魚翻生

鹹haam4
salty; salted; pickled
魚jyu4
fish
翻faan1
cross; climb over
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

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