ning4 caak3 sap6 zo6 miu2, bat1 wai2 jat1 zong1 fan1寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
Jyutpingning4 caak3 sap6 zo6 miu2, bat1 wai2 jat1 zong1 fan1
Yalenìngh chak saph joh miu2, bāt wái yāt jōng fān

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rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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naam4 bin6south
聶姆曹娃聂姆曹娃
nip6 mou5 cou4 waa1Božena Němcová (1820-1862), Czech writer
內内
noi6inside; internal; interior; one's wife; the imperial courts
內參内参
noi6 caam1restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranki...
難解难解
naan4 gaai2hard to solve; hard to understand
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