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厚死薄生
Mandarin · pinyin hòu sǐ bó shēng
Meanings
- lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- fig. to live in the past (idiom)
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4–3–2–1 · hou4 si3 bo2 sheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1
Cantonese word readings for 厚死薄生. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1
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