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水壺
seoi2 wu4*2 |
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[1] kettle, pitcher [2] a large first generation cell phone (大哥大), so called 水壺 because of the expensive price: water is a metaphor for money Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1953 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 12th Sep 2005 23:05 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money)壺 wu4 - jar; pot; jug 3 compounds containing this word:暖水壺 - thermos flask; vacuum flask熱水壺 - metal or earthenware hot-water bottle 噴水壺 - a clothes sprinkler |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |