平凡、唔顯眼嘅嘢掩蓋咗好有價值嘅嘢，例如才能或者財富 (to conceal valuable things (eg. talent, fortune) with the mundane; literally, straw pile covering pearls)
語句依條村外表落後，其實禾稈冚珍珠，住咗好多億萬富豪。
ji1 tiu4 cyun1 ngoi6 biu2 lok6 hau6, kei4 sat6 wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1, zyu6 zo2 hou2 do1 jik1 maan6 fu3 hou4.
Although this village appears to be underdeveloped, it is actually 'straw pile covering pearls'. Many residents are actually billionaires.
平凡、唔顯眼嘅嘢掩蓋咗好有價值嘅嘢，例如才能或者財富 (to conceal valuable things (eg. talent, fortune) with the mundane; literally, straw pile covering pearls)
語句依條村外表落後，其實禾稈冚珍珠，住咗好多億萬富豪。
ji1 tiu4 cyun1 ngoi6 biu2 lok6 hau6, kei4 sat6 wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1, zyu6 zo2 hou2 do1 jik1 maan6 fu3 hou4.
Although this village appears to be underdeveloped, it is actually 'straw pile covering pearls'. Many residents are actually billionaires.
原书拼音: /wɔː²¹ kɔːn³⁵ kʰɐm³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/
to hide something of high value (especially of a person's appearance) with something ordinary