牙齒當金使

ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2

(slang) one will put their words into actions; one will do what as they said; implying that someone is trustworthy, trusty and reliable; to describe where one's words are as good as gold

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (slang) one will put their words into actions; one will do what as they said; implying that someone is trustworthy, trusty and reliable; to describe where one's words are as good as gold

Written Forms

牙齒當金使Traditional · Main Form
牙齿当金使Alternate Form

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