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同類相食

tung4 leoi6 soeng1 sik6

cannibal

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

同類相食

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

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同 tung4 tong2 - same; together; for
類 leoi6 lei4 lv4 - species; class; category
相 soeng1 soeng3 soeng3*2 xiang1/4 rang2 - examine; study; read; mutually
食 sik6 zi6 ji6 shi2 yi4 {si4} - eat

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