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植物牛油

zik6 mat6 ngau4 jau4

margarine

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

Level: 3

植物牛油

植 zik6 zhi4 shi4 zhi2 - [1] [v] plant; set up; erect [2] [v] lean on [
物 mat6 wu4 - thing; substance; stuff
牛 ngau4 niu2 - cow; ox; cattle
油 jau4 jau4*2 you2 you4 - oil; grease; fat

This word was added by bybell on 27th Oct 2005 and last edited on 29th Jun 2008

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