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只羨鴛鴦不羨仙 (zi2 sin6 jyun1 joeng1 bat1 sin6 sin1) — better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven in Cantonese

ziˊ²只sinˍ₆羨jyunˉ¹鴛joengˉ¹鴦batˉ¹不sinˍ₆羨sinˉ¹仙
简 只羡鸳鸯不羡仙
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi3 xian4 yuan1 yang1 bu2 xian4 xian1

Meaning of 只羨鴛鴦不羨仙

nounbetter to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven

Characters in 只羨鴛鴦不羨仙

只zi2
only; merely; just; but; simply; yet
羨sin6
superfluous; surplus
鴛jyun1
male mandarin duck
鴦joeng1
female mandarin duck
不bat1
not; no; un-
仙sin1
immortal; celestial talent or heavenly beauty (often used as modifier, in praise of)

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