Random Canto/Mando Phrases-of-the-day:
盡態極妍
Cantonese: zeon6 taai3 gik6 jin4
Mandarin: jìn tài jí yán
Idiom, meaning: Of utmost beauty, beauty shown at its best advantage.
營私舞弊
Cantonese: jing4 si1 mou5 bai6
Mandarin: yíng sī wǔ bì
Idiom, meaning: To abuse one's position for personal gain, to engage in fraud for selfish ends.
* 刋
Cantonese: hon2
Mandarin: qiàn
Meaning: Publication, periodical, to cut.
* Not to be confused with 刊 (Canto: hon1, Mando: kān), which is more common and has a similar meaning.
千頭萬緒
Cantonese: cin1 tau4 maan6 seoi5
Mandarin: qiān tóu wàn xù
Idiom, meaning: Multitude of things; thousands of strands of loose ends.
居心叵測
Cantonese: geoi1 sam1 po2 cak1
Mandarin: jū xīn pǒ cè
Idiom, meaning: Harbouring ulterior motives.
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#3238 @ 埼玉県さいたま市中央区本町西(大むら)
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#3757 @ 福岡県北九州市小倉北区城内(八坂神社)
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