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明火打劫

ming4 fo2 daa2 gip3

open robbery

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

明火打劫

This word was added by bybell on 20th Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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明 ming4 ming2 - bright, clear
火 fo2 huo3 - fire
打 daa2 daa1 da3 da2 - hit; strike | dozen
劫 gip3 jie2 - rob; plunder; hijack

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