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› 人情紙咁薄
人情紙咁薄
jan4
cing4
zi2
gam2
bok6
Mandarin: ren2 qing2 zhi3 gan1 bo2
Simplified: 人情纸咁薄
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cing4
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紙
zi2
T2
咁
gam2
T2
薄
bok6
T6
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Direct translation: Favor is as thin as a piece of paper – Describes the situation where a person is not getting any favor from the person he
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she has asked.
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人情紙咁薄
jan4
cing4
zi2
gam3
bok6
human decency is thin like paper (i.e., don't expect decency from people)
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