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立錐之地 (laap6 zeoi1 zi1 dei6) — (idiom) someone's situation is destitute; someone has tiny shelter to betake in Cantonese

laapˍ₆立zeoiˉ¹錐ziˉ¹之deiˍ₆地
简 立锥之地
Mandarin Pinyin: li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4

Meaning of 立錐之地

noun(idiom) someone's situation is destitute; someone has tiny shelter to betake

Characters in 立錐之地

立laap6
immediately; instantaneously
錐zeoi1
bore; drill; prick; perforate
之zi1
's; of (used between two nouns to show possession or subordination)
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground

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