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一 分錢的醋
50 一分錢的醋
─又賤又酸。
又賤又酸
嘲諷人卑賤、小器、
嘲諷人卑賤 小器
嫉妒心又重。
嫉妒心又重
A penny’s worth of vinegar ─ cheap and sour.
This is used to describe a person who is ungenerous
and envious. Note that in Chinese vinegar and sour
are associated with envy and jealousy.
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