淘古井 (tou4 gu2 zeng2) — to clean out an ancient well in Cantonese

touˎ₄guˊ²zengˊ²
Mandarin Pinyin: tao2 gu3 jing3

Meaning of 淘古井

nounto clean out an ancient well
nounmarry a rich widow for her money; have an affair with an older rich woman
nounmarrying a rich widow (slang)

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