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Chinese
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
eat; taste; entice (with a bait)
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three
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handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
| trad. (一啖荔枝三把火)
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一
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啖
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荔枝
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三
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把
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火
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| simp. #(一啖荔枝三把火)
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一
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啖
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荔枝
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三
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把
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火
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| Literally: “one bite of lychee three flaming torches”.
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Etymology
Corruption of a line in 《惠州一絕》 by Su Shi:
日啖荔枝三百顆，不辭長作嶺南人。
日啖荔枝三百颗，不辞长作岭南人。 - jat6 daam6 lai6 zi1 saam1 baak3 fo2, bat1 ci4 coeng4 zok3 ling5 naam4 jan4.
- Daily eating three hundred lychees, I would not resist staying in Lingnan.
Pronunciation
Proverb
一啖荔枝三把火
- (Cantonese, idiomatic) Describes the purported negative effects (i.e. causing excessive internal heat) of eating lychee fruit.