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The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late. This sentence may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. Level: 4 |
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| 綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。 | |
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bong2 fei2 - kidnapper 懾 sip3 - fear; cause to fear 於 jyu1 - in; at; on; with; from; by; than; concerning 法律 faat3 leot6 - law 威嚴 wai1 jim4 - dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity 及時 kap6 si4 - on time; timely; promptly; without delay 懸崖勒馬 jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5 - to act in the nick of time before it is too late; 算 syun3 - calculate; plan; guess; include; consider 他們 taa1 mun4 - 國 they; them 聰明 cung1 ming4 - clever |
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| This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 16th Jul 2009 01:03 | |
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