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熟人買破鑊 (suk6 jan4 maai5 po3 wok6) — to be tricked by someone who is supposed to be a friend in Cantonese

sukˍ₆熟janˎ₄人maaiˏ₅買po˗₃破wokˍ₆鑊
简 熟人买破镬
Mandarin Pinyin: shou2 ren2 mai3 po4 huo4

Meaning of 熟人買破鑊

nounto be tricked by someone who is supposed to be a friend

Characters in 熟人買破鑊

熟suk6
familiar; well acquainted
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
買maai5
buy; purchase | [antonym] 賣
破po3
break; destroy; damage
鑊wok6
huge pot; cauldron

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