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街市

gaai1 si5

jie1 shi4

[1] street market, wet market [2] downtown shopping area; high street shopping area [3] [華]: 市場 [Var.] 市塲

Level: 2

街市

街 gaai1 jie1 - street
市 si5 shi4 - market; marketplace

This word was added by bybell on 11th Oct 2005 and last edited on 29th Jul 2007

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