好酒沉甕底 (hou2 zau2 cam4 ung3 dai2): lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

hou2 zau2 cam4 ung3 dai2好酒沉甕底好酒沉瓮底

Jyutpinghou2 zau2 cam4 ung3 dai2

Yalehóu jáu chàmh ung dái

Definition

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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hyun1 waa1hubbub; to make a racket

hoeng2echo; noise; to sound; loud; to be at (a place or time); on; response; to go off

hap6 sam1 seoi2to one's liking

開花結果开花结果

hoi1 faa1 git3 gwo2to blossom and bear fruit ——to have a positive result

hau2 gung1oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]); deposition

向後傾向后倾

hoeng3 hau6 king1to lean backwards [written and colloquial]

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