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狗屎當乾薑 (gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1) — cherish something of little value simply because one owns it in Cantonese

gauˊ²狗siˊ²屎dong˗₃當gonˉ¹乾goengˉ¹薑
简 狗屎当干姜
Mandarin Pinyin: gou3 shi3 dang1 gan1 jiang1

Meaning of 狗屎當乾薑

nouncherish something of little value simply because one owns it
noun'the geese are swans'

Characters in 狗屎當乾薑

狗gau2
lackey; footman; servile person; follower
屎si2
(of quality, ability, etc) no good, poor
當dong1
should; ought to; must
乾gon1
adopted; adoptive; not related by blood
薑goeng1
ginger | [Japanese] 生姜

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