花花腸子

简 花花肠子 · 繁 花花腸子
Mandarin · pinyin huā huā cháng zi

Meanings

  1. (slang) a cunning plot
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花
huā · flower; blossoms
腸
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子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
肠
cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage
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1–1–2–5 · hua1 hua1 chang2 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faa1 faa1 coeng4 zi2

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noun

  1. trick; scheme

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