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化鴟為鳳 (faa3 ci1 wai4 fung6) — able to transform the bad to good, and govern the society well in Cantonese

faa˗₃化ciˉ¹鴟waiˎ₄為fungˍ₆鳳
简 化鸱为凤
Mandarin Pinyin: hua4 chi1 wei2 feng4

Meaning of 化鴟為鳳

nounable to transform the bad to good, and govern the society well

Characters in 化鴟為鳳

化faa3
customs and habits
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
鳳fung6
Feng, a male phoenix

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