"珍珠都冇咁真" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 珍珠都冇咁眞 [Traditional-Chinese]
Etymology: A pun on the first syllable of 珍珠 (zan¹ zyu¹) and 真 (zan¹). Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 珍珠都冇咁真
  1. (Cantonese) completely true; absolutely real Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-珍珠都冇咁真-zh-phrase-pwc8cOqT Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "A pun on the first syllable of 珍珠 (zan¹ zyu¹) and 真 (zan¹).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "珍珠都冇咁眞",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "珍珠都冇咁真",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "even pearls are not as real",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "Cantonese Chinese",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "completely true; absolutely real"
      ],
      "id": "en-珍珠都冇咁真-zh-phrase-pwc8cOqT",
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "absolutely",
          "absolutely"
        ],
        [
          "real",
          "real"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cantonese) completely true; absolutely real"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zan¹ zyu¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ zan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zan¹ zyu¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ zan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jān jyū dōu móuh gam jān"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzan¹ dzy¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ dzan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zen¹ ju¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gem³ zen¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "珍珠都冇咁真"
}
{
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "珍珠都冇咁眞",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "珍珠都冇咁真",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "even pearls are not as real",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 冇",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 咁",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 珍",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 珠",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 真",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 都",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "completely true; absolutely real"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "absolutely",
          "absolutely"
        ],
        [
          "real",
          "real"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cantonese) completely true; absolutely real"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zan¹ zyu¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ zan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zan¹ zyu¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ zan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jān jyū dōu móuh gam jān"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzan¹ dzy¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ dzan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zen¹ ju¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gem³ zen¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "珍珠都冇咁真"
}

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