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細水長流 (sai3 seoi2 coeng4 lau4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

細水長流 (sai3 seoi2 coeng4 lau4, xì shuǐ cháng liú) — lit. thin streams flow forever; fig. economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 細佬哥 (sai3 lou2 go1) — (n.) children; child.
• 細佬 (sai3 lou2) — (noun of sibling) younger brother; slang for penis
• 細個仔 (sai3 go3 zai2) — kids (spoken)
• 細個 (sai3 go3) — (adjective; adverb) young; small
• 細半 (sai3 bun3) — The smaller half
• 細妹 (sai3 mui2) — a younger sister

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