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救場如救火

简 救场如救火 · 繁 救場如救火
Mandarin · pinyin jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ

Meanings

  1. the show must go on (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

救
jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
場
chǎng · open space, field, market
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
场
chǎng · open space, field, market
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4–3–2–4–3 · jiu4 chang3 ru2 jiu4 huo3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau3 coeng4 jyu4 gau3 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 救場如救火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gau3 coeng4 jyu4 gau3 fo2

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