爛船都有三斤釘

laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1

there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)

Written Forms

爛船都有三斤釘Traditional · Main Form
烂船都有三斤钉Alternate Form

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