大水沖了龍王廟
简 大水冲了龙王庙 · 繁 大水沖了龍王廟Meanings
- lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
- fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
- a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
Characters in this entry
- 大
- dà · big, great, vast, large, high
- 水
- shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 沖
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- 了
- le · to finish; particle of completed action
- 龍
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- 王
- wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
- 廟
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- 冲
- chōng · soar; pour boiling water over
- 龙
- lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
- 庙
- miào · temple, shrine; imperial court
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Mandarin tones
4–3–1–5–2–2–4 · da4 shui3 chong1 le5 Long2 wang2 miao4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
daai6 seoi2 cung1 liu5 lung4 wong4 miu2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to have misunderstandings among people of the same group
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