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駑馬戀棧

简 驽马恋栈 · 繁 駑馬戀棧
Mandarin · pinyin nú mǎ liàn zhàn

Meanings

  1. lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)
  2. fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position
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駑
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馬
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戀
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棧
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驽
nú · tired, old horse; old, weak
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
恋
liàn · love; long for, yearn for; love
栈
zhàn · warehouse; tavern, inn
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2–3–4–4 · nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nou4 maa5 lyun2 zaan6

Cantonese word readings for 駑馬戀棧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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nou4 maa5 lyun2 zaan6

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駑馬戀棧 · nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4
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Exact source record駑馬戀棧 驽马恋栈 [nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4] /lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)/fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position/