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出ceot1山saan1

ceot1 saan1chū shān

English

  1. to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
  2. to take on an important role
  3. to come out of obscurity to a government job
  4. to take a leading position
  5. a hidden sage comes out from the hills to help others

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 隱世高人出嚟幫人手;通常喺對其他人嘅讚美,唔會話自己出山嘅

Examples

  • 今次師奶股神出山,我哋有救喇。

    The housewife trader is back, we are saved.

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

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