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讀贏 (duk6 jeng4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

讀贏 (duk6 jeng4, dú yíng) — to read a book; to study, euphemism used by gamblers to replace 讀書 since書 (book) is homonymous with the word輸 (lose), which is unlucky for gamblers [colloquial]

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 讀口黃 (duk6 hau2 wong2) — to recite something without understanding its meaning
• 讀壞詩書包壞腳 (duk6 waai6 si1 syu1 baau1 waai6 goek3) — to describe someone who is stubbornly sticking to outworn rules and idea; a phr…
• 讀屎片 (duk6 si2 pin2) — (literally: to read diaper); to have learned nothing from one's studies
• 讀死書 (duk6 sei2 syu1) — Reading a book without understanding it; to cram and study for exams only; not …
• 讀破字膽 (duk6 po3 zi6 daam2) — To read the word wrongly
• 讀者來信 (duk6 ze2 loi4 seon3) — Letters to the Editor; Readers' letters

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