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燈芯拎成鐵 (dang1 sam1 ling1 sing4 tit3) — even something light will feel heavy after a long journey in Cantonese

dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
简 灯芯拎成铁
Mandarin Pinyin: deng1 xin1 lin1 cheng2 tie3

Meaning of 燈芯拎成鐵

nouneven something light will feel heavy after a long journey

Example Sentences with 燈芯拎成鐵

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
Don't be so stubborn.
keoiˏ₅佢tiuˎ₄條hei˗₃氣houˊ²好dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
He's very stubborn/unyielding.
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
He's really a stubborn person.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
He's always so stubborn.
zouˍ₆做janˎ₄人mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
One shouldn't be stubborn in life.
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Characters in 燈芯拎成鐵

燈dang1
tube; valve
芯sam1
core of an object, e.g. wick, fuse, etc
拎ning1
take away/out; bring over
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
鐵tit3
iron; ferrum (Fe)

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