電燈柱掛老鼠箱

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Chinese

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lamppost; utility pole to hang; to put up; to suspend mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person box; trunk; chest
trad. (電燈柱掛老鼠箱) 電燈柱 老鼠
simp. (电灯柱挂老鼠箱) 电灯柱 老鼠
Literally: “a rat bin hanging on a lamppost”.

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電燈柱掛老鼠箱

  1. (Cantonese, figurative, of a couple) with significant height difference