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Chinese
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plan a project; stand on tiptoe
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(Cantonese) be ...-ing; in, at, within; to be (located)
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city gate tower
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look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see; to look after; to think |
horse; surname
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to fight; to quarrel; to argue
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| trad. (企喺城樓睇馬打交)
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企
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喺
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城樓
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睇
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馬
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打交
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| simp. (企喺城楼睇马打交)
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企
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喺
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城楼
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睇
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马
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打交
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| alternative forms
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企响城樓睇馬打交／企响城楼睇马打交
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| Literally: “to stand on the city gate tower to watch horses fighting”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
企喺城樓睇馬打交
- (Cantonese, figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.
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