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宦海沉浮 (waan6 hoi2 cam4 fau4) — the ups and downs of official career in Cantonese

waanˍ₆宦hoiˊ²海camˎ₄沉fauˎ₄浮
Mandarin Pinyin: huan4 hai3 chen2 fu2

Meaning of 宦海沉浮

nounthe ups and downs of official career

Characters in 宦海沉浮

宦waan6
government official; public office; officialdom
海hoi2
a Chinese family name
沉cam4
deep; heavy; profound
浮fau4
exceed; be surplus; be redundant

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