十個煲七個蓋
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Chinese[edit]
ten | (a measure word); individual | pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat | seven | (a measure word); individual | cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build | ||
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trad. (十個煲七個蓋) | 十 | 個 | 煲 | 七 | 個 | 蓋 | |
simp. (十个煲七个盖) | 十 | 个 | 煲 | 七 | 个 | 盖 | |
Literally: “ten pots and seven lids”. |
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十個煲七個蓋
- (Cantonese) Synonym of 十個煲九個蓋/十个煲九个盖
- 2016 February 28, “十個煲僅七個蓋 私院挖角雪上霜”, in 東方日報 [Oriental Daily][1]:
- 係人都知,公立醫院前線人手長期不足,十個煲七個蓋,本來已經捉襟見肘,加上近期私營醫院不斷以高薪挖角,吸引唔少人跳槽,更係雪上加霜。
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