一抔黃土

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Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
take up in both hands loess
trad. (一抔黃土) 黃土
simp. (一抔黄土) 黄土
Literally: “a handful of yellow earth”.

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Particularly: “Cantonese”

Idiom

一抔黃土

  1. (figuratively, literary) grave
  2. (figuratively) little land
  3. (figuratively) declining, insignificant reactionary force