禾稈冚珍珠

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Chinese

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straw pearl; tapioca pearl
trad. (禾稈冚珍珠) 禾稈 珍珠
simp. (禾秆冚珍珠) 禾秆 珍珠
alternative forms 禾桿冚珍珠禾杆冚珍珠 misspelling
Literally: “to cover pearls with straw”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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禾稈冚珍珠

  1. (Cantonese) to hide something of high value (especially of a person's appearance) with something ordinary