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男人膝下有黃金
简 男人膝下有黄金 · 繁 男人膝下有黃金Mandarin · pinyin nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn
Meanings
- lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
Characters in this entry
- 男
- nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 膝
- xī · knee
- 下
- xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 黃
- huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
- 金
- jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
- 黄
- huáng · yellow; surname
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Mandarin tones
2–2–1–4–3–2–1 · nan2 ren2 xi1 xia4 you3 huang2 jin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
naam4 jan4 sat1 haa6 jau5 wong4 gam1
Cantonese word readings for 男人膝下有黃金. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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naam4 jan4 sat1 haa6 jau5 wong4 gam1
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