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井水乾了

zeng2 seoi2 gon1 liu5

the well has dried up

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3

井水乾了

井 zing2 zeng2 jing3 - a well; thing in the shape of a well
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice
乾 gon1 kin4 gan1 qian2 - clean; dry
了 liu5 le5 liao3 liao4 - le5: [particle] | liao3: understand; settle

This word was added by bybell on 1st Dec 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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