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萬金油

简万金油 · 繁萬金油

Mandarin · pinyin wàn jīn yóu

Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains
(fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–1–2 · wan4 jin1 you2

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maan6 gam1 jau4

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noun

(colloquial) tiger balm; heat rub; liniment
(figurative) jack of all trades, master of none

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