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胳肋底

gaak3 laak1 dai2

armpit

Mandarin: 胳腋, 胳肢窩

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,290

胳肋底

胳 gaak3 lok3 gok3 ge2 ga1 ge1 - the armpit; arms
肋 lak6 laak1 lei4 - costa; rib
底 dai2 di3 - bottom; base

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2007

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