"爛船都有三斤釘" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /laːn²² syːn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /laːn²² syːn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: laan⁶ syun⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], laahn syùhn dōu yáuh sāam gān dēng [Cantonese, Yale], laan⁶ syn⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lan⁶ xun⁴ dou¹ yeo⁵ sam¹ gen¹ déng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 烂船都有三斤钉
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 爛船都有三斤釘
  1. (Cantonese) No matter how bad something is, there is still some value in it. Tags: Cantonese Synonyms: 爛船也有三斤釘/烂船也有三斤钉, 爛船也有三斤鐵/烂船也有三斤铁, 爛船也有三斤釘, 烂船也有三斤钉, 爛船也有三斤鐵, 烂船也有三斤铁, 爛船都有三分釘 [Cantonese], 烂船都有三分钉 [Cantonese]
    Sense id: en-爛船都有三斤釘-zh-proverb-c-xT6uOz Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Pages with 1 entry
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "a broken ship still has three catties of nails",
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      "glosses": [
        "No matter how bad something is, there is still some value in it."
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        "(Cantonese) No matter how bad something is, there is still some value in it."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "爛船也有三斤釘/烂船也有三斤钉"
        },
        {
          "word": "爛船也有三斤鐵/烂船也有三斤铁"
        },
        {
          "word": "爛船也有三斤釘"
        },
        {
          "word": "烂船也有三斤钉"
        },
        {
          "word": "爛船也有三斤鐵"
        },
        {
          "word": "烂船也有三斤铁"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "爛船都有三分釘"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "烂船都有三分钉"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laan⁶ syun⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laahn syùhn dōu yáuh sāam gān dēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laan⁶ syn⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lan⁶ xun⁴ dou¹ yeo⁵ sam¹ gen¹ déng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːn²² syːn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːn²² syːn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "爛船都有三斤釘"
}
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "a broken ship still has three catties of nails",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 斤",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 有",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 釘",
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      "glosses": [
        "No matter how bad something is, there is still some value in it."
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        "(Cantonese) No matter how bad something is, there is still some value in it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laan⁶ syun⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laahn syùhn dōu yáuh sāam gān dēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laan⁶ syn⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ saam¹ gan¹ deng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lan⁶ xun⁴ dou¹ yeo⁵ sam¹ gen¹ déng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːn²² syːn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːn²² syːn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
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      "word": "爛船也有三斤釘/烂船也有三斤钉"
    },
    {
      "word": "爛船也有三斤鐵/烂船也有三斤铁"
    },
    {
      "word": "爛船也有三斤釘"
    },
    {
      "word": "烂船也有三斤钉"
    },
    {
      "word": "爛船也有三斤鐵"
    },
    {
      "word": "烂船也有三斤铁"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "爛船都有三分釘"
    },
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        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "烂船都有三分钉"
    }
  ],
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}

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