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水上電單車

seoi2 soeng6 din6 daan1 ce1

jet ski - the rather fun water scooters beloved of beach tourists and action films. | Mandarin prefers 水上摩托車

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 771

水上電單車

水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money
上 soeng6 soeng5 shang4 shang3 shang5 - up, above
電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
單 daan1 sin6 sin4 dan1 chan1 tan2 - individual; lone
車 ce1 geoi1 che1 ju1 - cart; vehicle; car

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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