lok3 joeng4 zi2 gwai3洛陽紙貴洛阳纸贵
Jyutpinglok3 joeng4 zi2 gwai3
Yalelok yèungh jí gwai

Definition

lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)

Tone guide

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

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六月
luk6 jyut6June
拉肚子
laai1 tou5 zi2(coll.) to have diarrhea
裏面里面
leoi5 min6inside
卵泡
leon2 paau1ovarian follicle
六朝時代六朝时代
luk6 ciu4 si4 doi6the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
老拙
lou5 zyut3old fart (usually in self-reference)
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