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Chinese
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leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve |
to return (to)
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eat; taste; entice (with a bait)
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gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged |
warm; toasty
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belly; tripe
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| trad. (留返啖氣暖肚)
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留
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返
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啖
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氣
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暖
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肚
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| simp. (留返啖气暖肚)
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留
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返
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啖
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气
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暖
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肚
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| Literally: “save one's gas to keep one's stomach warm”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
留返啖氣暖肚
- (Cantonese) to save one's breath
同佢講都嘥氣，你留返啖氣暖下肚好過啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
同佢讲都嘥气，你留返啖气暖下肚好过啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]- tung4 keoi5 gong2 dou1 saai1 hei3, nei5 lau4 faan1 daam6 hei3 nyun5 haa5 tou5 hou2 gwo3 laa1!
- It's no use telling him. You'd better save your breath to cool your porridge!