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kiu4 soeng6 dou2 loeng4 caa4
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qiáo shàng dào liáng chá
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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歇後語;下半句係「何苦」(「何」係「河」嘅諧音)
the former half of a sandwich pun implying 何苦("why bother"), literally "to pour herbal tea off the bridge (into the river 河 and thus turn the river bitter 苦)", where 何 puns with 河