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吞拿魚三文治

tan1 naa4 jyu4*2 saam1 man4 zi6

tuna sandwich

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

吞拿魚三文治

This word was added by bybell on 4th Dec 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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吞 tan1 tun1 - swallow, gulp
拿 naa4 na2 - take
魚 jyu4*2 jyu4 yu2 - fish
三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
文 man4 man4*2 man1 man6 wen2 - language; culture; dollar
治 zi6 zhi4 chi2 tai1 yi2 - govern; regulate; rule

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