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尖酸刻薄
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sharp and unkind (words) Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2364 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2005 01:39 and last edited on 27th Jun 2010 19:12 |
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Characters in this word:尖 zim1 - sharp; pointed; advanced酸 syun1 - sour 刻 hak1 haak1 kaan5 - carve; moment; quarter; describe; unkind 薄 bok6 - thin; slight |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).