cong4 zyut3藏拙
Jyutpingcong4 zyut3
Yalechòngh jyut

Definition

avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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親生亲生
can1 saang1one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); birth (parents)
重樣重样
cung4 joeng6same; same type
趨時趋时
ceoi1 si4(literary) to follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times
造詣造诣
cou3 ngai6level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge)
重影
cung4 jing2overlapping images; double vision
陳規陈规
can4 kwai1outmoded conventions
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