san1 gwai3新貴新贵
Jyutpingsan1 gwai3
Yalesān gwai

Definition

nouveau riche; new appointee

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

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受騙上當受骗上当
sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3to walk into a trap; being scammed; to get tricked
死有餘辜死有余辜
sei2 jau5 jyu4 gu1(saying) Deserve to die
鬆動松动
sung1 dung6loose; (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice); (of a place) not crowded
三百六十行
saam1 baak3 luk6 sap6 hong4all walks of life (idiom)
說教说教
syut3 gaau3to preach
濕水狗上岸
sap1 seoi2 gau2 soeng5 ngon6(noun) a wet dog goes on shore
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