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洗手
sai2 sau2
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wash one's hands; to retire; stop doing something evil Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by bybell on 11th Oct 2005 01:56 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:洗 sai2 - wash; bathe手 sau2 - hand 6 compounds containing this word:洗手間 - lavatory (polite)金盤洗手 - wash my hands of 徹底洗手 - wash hands thoroughly 洗手面盆 - wash hand basin 洗手盆 - wash hand basin 洗手不幹 - hang up one's axe; wash one's hands of |
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