Jyutping: mai5
Radical: 米
Strokes: 6
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there are all sorts of people in this world [written and colloquial]
one thing cures one thing, glutinous rice exterminates wood louse, which refers to the theory of natural enemies
would not compromise for living or survival
beg for food
(verb) to wreck; to destroy or to ruin a business
describes one who tries to help and ends up doing more harm than good
to go out for wool and come home shorn; to expend effort trying to gain a profit and end up with nothing but losses
no outcome or results (slang)
centimeter
wealthy [colloquial]
to eat [colloquial]
to take expensive heroin [colloquial]
not eating enough rice; not being smart in social / inter-personal aspects
naive / heartless
Dominican Republic
rice
describes a person (who is in the position of desiring / expecting higher returns) who won't bother or be satisfied with low returns; literally: 'big hen won't eat small rice'; 'the eagle does not catch flies'
nanometer
to be well-prepared for the uncertain future
passed away, dead; literaaly: whining about how expensive the rice is
small rice
square kilometer
square meter
jimmy
(adv.)(v.) to succeed in getting what one wants;
verb; literally, worry about wood and rice, which means people worry about living
to offload one's troubles to someone else [colloquial]
to find the way to earn money or to make a living
describes the curved shape of something (like a prawn)
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