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癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉 (laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉 (laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6, lài há má xiǎng shí tian1e2 ròu) — literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe those who wants to go after someone that is out of their league [colloquial]

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 癩瘡 (laai3 cong1) — impetigo
• 癩皮狗 (laai3 pei4 gau2) — (noun) mangy dog
• 癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉 (laai3 haa1 mou1 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6) — literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe th…
• 癩蝦蟆 (laai3 haa1 maa4) — Toad (癩蛤蟆 laai3 haa1 mou1)
• 癩 (laai3) — scabies; skin disease; favus; leprosy; mange; shoddy
• 癩 (laai6) — scabies; skin disease; favus; leprosy; mange; shoddy

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