金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩

简 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 · 繁 金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩
Mandarin · pinyin jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

Meanings

  1. there's no place like home (idiom)
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金
jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
窩
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銀
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
己
jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
的
de · possessive, adjectival suffix
狗
gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
窝
wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place
银
yín · silver; cash, money, wealth
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1–1–2–1–4–2–4–3–5–3–1 · jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gam1 wo1 ngan4 wo1 bat1 jyu4 zi6 gei2 dik1 gau2 wo1

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gam1 wo1 ngan4 wo1 bat1 jyu4 zi6 gei2 dik1 gau2 wo1

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金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 · jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1
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Exact source record金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 [jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1] /there's no place like home (idiom)/