粵

鋤co4強koeng4扶fu4弱joek6

simp锄强扶弱
co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6chú qiáng fú ruò

English

  1. to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
  2. to defeat the stronger and help the weaker

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 鏟除強權,援助弱小嘅人

Examples

  • 喺武俠片裏面,啲英雄成日都喺度鋤強扶弱。

    In martial arts films, the heroes often defeat the strong and help the weak.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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