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中間
  jau5 bin1 duk6 bin1, mut6 bin1 duk6 zung1 gaan1   jyutping
Read the side if any; read the middle part if there is no side.

This is a guesswork method people use to read a Chinese character when they do not know its exact pronunciation.
This sentence is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, it cannot be used in Cantonese.

  Level: 3
有邊讀邊,沒邊讀中間。

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 jau5 jau6  you3 you4  - have; there is
 bin1  bian1  - edge; nearby; border; side; [粵] which
 duk6 dau6  du2 dou4  - to read; attend school
 mut6  mei2 mo4  - not have; less than; sink; confiscate
中間  zung1 gaan1  zhong1 jian1  -  middle; centre; (placename) Chung Kan
This sentence was added by bybell and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:06
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