gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6貴遠賤近贵远贱近
Jyutpinggwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6
Yalegwai yyúnh jinh ganh

Definition

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

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

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交合
gaau1 hap6to join; to meet
瓜達拉馬山瓜达拉马山
gwaa1 daat6 laai1 maa5 saan1Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
管圓線蟲管圆线虫
gun2 jyun4 sin3 cung4"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
鵠的鹄的
guk1 dik1bull's-eye; objective
監牧监牧
gaam1 muk6shepherd; pastor (cleric in charge of a Christian parish)
叫道
giu3 dou6to call
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