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起尾注 (hei2 mei5 zyu3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

起尾注 (hei2 mei5 zyu3, qǐ wěi zhù) — to set a trap and await the right opportunity to strip someone of all they have in one go; to enjoy the fruits of somebody else's labour

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 起上嚟 (hei2 soeng5 lai4) — (after a verb) indicating an upward movement; (after a verb or adjective) indic…
• 起五更 (hei2 ng5 gaang1) — to get up in the early hours of the morning when it is nearly dawn.
• 起作用 (hei2 zok3 jung6) — to start working; to kick in
• 起來 (hei2 loi4) — to rise; arise
• 起勢噉 (hei2 sai3 gam2) — continuously; nonstop; to go all out to do something; vigorously
• 起勢 (hei2 sai3) — to endeavour to do something

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