救人一命勝造七級浮屠 (gau3 jan4 jat1 ming6 sing3 zou6 cat1 kap1 fau4 tou4): saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

gau3 jan4 jat1 ming6 sing3 zou6 cat1 kap1 fau4 tou4救人一命勝造七級浮屠救人一命胜造七级浮屠

Jyutpinggau3 jan4 jat1 ming6 sing3 zou6 cat1 kap1 fau4 tou4

Yalegau yành yāt mingh sing jouh chāt kāp fàuh tòuh

Definition

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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