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富得流油

Mandarin · pinyin fù de liú yóu

affluent
very rich

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富: fù · abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints

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4–5–2–2 · fu4 de5 liu2 you2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu3 dak1 lau4 jau4

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adj

(colloquial, idiomatic) filthy rich; very wealthy

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