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勝人一籌 (sing3 jan4 jat1 cau4) — to have an edge on sb. in Cantonese

sing˗₃勝janˎ₄人jatˉ¹一cauˎ₄籌
简 胜人一筹
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng4 ren2 yi1 chou2

Meaning of 勝人一籌

nounto have an edge on sb.

Characters in 勝人一籌

勝sing3
excel; superior to; surpass
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
一jat1
one; a; an; the
籌cau4
strategy; stratgem

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