十個煲一個蓋
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Chinese[edit]
ten | (a measure word); individual | pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
(a measure word); individual | cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build | ||
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trad. (十個煲一個蓋) | 十 | 個 | 煲 | 一 | 個 | 蓋 | |
simp. (十个煲一个盖) | 十 | 个 | 煲 | 一 | 个 | 盖 | |
Literally: “ten pots and one lid”. |
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十個煲一個蓋
- (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋/十个煲九个盖
- 2010 May 14, “牌照組欠人手「十煲一蓋」”, in 太陽報[1]:
- 消防處昨日被申訴專員公署猛烈炮轟巡查工作緩慢,有資深消防人員指,負責審批牌照的部門人手「十個煲、一個蓋」,根本無法應付龐大的巡查工作,更荒謬的是,當消防處向持牌人發出要求改善通知書,持牌人若不理會,消防處便不了了之。
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