山雞變鳳凰
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English
- from rags to riches
粵語 — Cantonese
- 地位一下子由卑微變成尊貴
Examples
佢用工做嘢之後居然山雞變鳳凰，變咗個首席富豪。
After he worked hard, he went from rags to riches and became a millionaire.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk