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失匙夾萬 (sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

失匙夾萬 (sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6, shī chí jiā wàn) — describes the situation where a son; daughter in a rich family is having difficulty in getting money from his; her parents (who are strict in financial); literally "a safe with no key"

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 失勢 (sat1 sai3) — Losing power and influence, losing advantage
• 失失慌 (sat1 sat1 fong1) — feeling scared, fear or panic
• 失威 (sat1 wai1) — the situation of losing 'face' or dignity in front of others
• 失婚 (sat1 fan1) — Divorced
• 失守 (sat1 sau2) — loss of control or commanding rights; fall into enemy hands
• 失實 (sat1 sat6) — adj.; inconsistent with the facts, an inaccurate report, statement, description…

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