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掏古井 (tou4 gu2 zeng2) — to marry a wealthy widow for her money; to have an affair with a wealthy old woman for her money [colloquial] in Cantonese

touˎ₄掏guˊ²古zengˊ²井
Mandarin Pinyin: tao1 gu3 jing3

Meaning of 掏古井

nounto marry a wealthy widow for her money; to have an affair with a wealthy old woman for her money [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 掏古井

keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想touˉ¹掏guˊ²古geng2.井。
He wants to dig an old well.
keoiˏ₅佢touˉ¹掏guˊ²古geng2.井。
He's digging an old well.
touˉ¹掏guˊ²古gengˊ²井houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。
Digging an old well is hard work.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度touˉ¹掏guˊ²古geng2.井。
We are digging an old well here.
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Characters in 掏古井

掏tou4
to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
古gu2
ancient times/things; antiquity
井zeng2
well; well-shaped thing

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