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剖腹藏珠 (fau2 fuk1 cong4 zyu1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

剖腹藏珠 (fau2 fuk1 cong4 zyu1, pōu fù cáng zhū) — lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom); fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 剖心 (pau2 sam1) — to speak honestly from one's heart
• 剖面圖 (pau2 min6 tou4) — sectional drawing
• 剖 (fau2) — to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3]
• 剖宮產 (fau2 gung1 caan2) — birth by caesarean section
• 剖宮產手術 (fau2 gung1 caan2 sau2 seot6) — cesarean section
• 剖析 (fau2 sik1) — to analyze; to dissect

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