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咬口生薑吃口醋
71 咬口生薑吃口醋
─忍著酸辣。
忍著酸辣
生薑是辣的，醋是酸的。
生薑是辣的 醋是酸的
比喻忍受辛酸苦楚。
比喻忍受辛酸苦楚
A bite of ginger and a drink of vinegar
─ enduring “hot” and “sour”.
This involves a pun on suan-la in the sense
of misery and bitterness of life.
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