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龍游淺水，遭蝦戲 (lung4 jau4 cin2 seoi2, zou1 haa1 hei3) — a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity in Cantonese

lungˎ₄龍jauˎ₄游cinˊ²淺seoi2,水，zouˉ¹遭haaˉ¹蝦hei˗₃戲
简 龙游浅水，遭虾戏
Mandarin Pinyin: long2 you2 qian3 shui3 , zao1 xia1 xi4

Meaning of 龍游淺水，遭蝦戲

nouna man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity

Characters in 龍游淺水，遭蝦戲

龍lung4
a Chinese family name
游jau4
wander; roam; drift; mobile | [variant] 遊
淺cin2
(of time) short; not long
水seoi2
extra charge/income
遭zou1
meet with; suffer; encounter
蝦haa1
shrimp; prawn
戲hei3
play; sport; enjoy oneself

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