zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2紙包唔住火纸包唔住火
Jyutpingzi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2
Yalejí bāu m jyuh fó

Definition

one cannot wrap fire in paper', a metaphor to say that the truth cannot be concealed

Tone guide

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

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札馬剌丁札马剌丁
zaat3 maa5 laat6 ding1see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1]
執藥执藥
zap1 joek6to get a prescription, to get medicine, especially Chinese medicine
總體規劃总体规划
zung2 tai2 kwai1 waak6overall plan
中興新村中兴新村
zung1 hing1 san1 cyun1Zhongxing New Village, model town in Nantou County, west-central Taiwan
俊秀
zeon3 sau3well-favored; pretty
這早晚兒这早晚儿
ze2 zou2 maan5 ji4now; this late
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