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作對
  zok3 deoi3; zok3 deoi3*2   jyutping
  zuo4 dui4   pinyin
[] zok3 deoi3 | [] zuo4 dui4
[1] oppose; set oneself against
[2] make a pair; pair off in marriage

[] zok3 deoi32 - Cantonese only
compose an antithetical couplet

[deoi32] gets a tone change when it is abbreviated from 對聯.
verb

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

This word has been viewed 1579 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Oct 2005 21:44 and last edited on 9th Nov 2013 00:44
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Characters in this word:

 zok3  -  make; write; regard as
 deoi3  -  correct; answer; counter; face; opposite
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