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牛奶出自乳牛身上
ngau4 naai5 ceot1 zi6 jyu5 ngau4 san1 soeng6
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Cow's milk comes from the body of dairy cows Instead of saying "cow produces milk", it sounds more natural to say it the other way: "milk comes from cow"
This sentence may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. Level: 2 |
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牛奶
ngau4 naai5 - cow's milk 出自 ceot1 zi6 - come from; derive from 乳牛 jyu5 ngau4 - dairy cattle; milk cow 身上 san1 soeng6 - [adv] at/on hand; [n] body |
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