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樹上開花
简 树上开花 · 繁 樹上開花Mandarin · pinyin shù shàng kāi huā
Meanings
- to deck the tree with false blossoms
- to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
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4–4–1–1 · shu4 shang4 kai1 hua1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
syu6 soeng6 hoi1 faa1
Cantonese word readings for 樹上開花. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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syu6 soeng6 hoi1 faa1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable
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