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䪴 | zam2 | occiput | |
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紅事 | hung4 si6 | older name for a wedding | |
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每年一度 | mui5 nin4 jat1 dou6 | once a year (every year) | |
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渙渙 | wun6 wun6 | overflowing (due to a flood) | |
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哉 | zoi1 | phrase-final particle used in exclamations | |
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惑星 | waak6 sing1 | planet | |
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細作 | sai3 zok3 | police spy | |
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筮 | sai6 | practise divination with milfoil | |
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鹹水妹 | haam4 seoi2 mui6*1 | prostitute from Guangdong | |
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紲 | sit3 | rope; cable; tie; bind | |
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潟 | sik1 | saline land | |
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曰 | joek6 jyut6 | say; to call | |
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謨 | mou4 | scheme | |
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橦 | tung4 cong4 | silk cotton tree; mast | |
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娣 | dai6 tai5 | sister-in-law | |
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轀 | wan1 | sleeping carriage | |
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老舉 | lou5 geoi2 | slut; prostitute | |
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䭔 | deoi1 | steamed pie | |
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兵燹 | bing1 sin2 | the devestation of war; havoc and ravage resulting from war | |
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帝祚 | dai3 zou6 | the emperor's throne |
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