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大超市

daai6 ciu1 si5

da4 chao1 shi4

hypermarket; hypermart; superstore (with a grocery element); supercentre; supercenter | See also: 霸級市場; 大型超市; 大型商場; 超級商場 | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 319,000

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

大超市

This word was added by tym on 10th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
超 ciu1 chao1 tiao4 chao3 - super [v] jump or leap over; fly across
市 si5 shi4 - market; marketplace

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