牙齒當金使
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Chinese[edit]
tooth | to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
metal; gold; money | to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger | ||
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trad. (牙齒當金使) | 牙齒 | 當 | 金 | 使 | |
simp. (牙齿当金使) | 牙齿 | 当 | 金 | 使 | |
Literally: “to use teeth as gold”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
牙齒當金使
- (Cantonese) to be reliable; to be trustworthy; to keep one's word