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菏里活

ho4 lei5 wut6

he2 li3 huo2

[1] Hollywood [2] [Syn.] 荷李活 , 好萊塢

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

菏里活

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

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菏 go1 ho4 ho1 ge1 he2 - a tributary of the Chi river in ancient times
里 leoi5 lei5 li3 - neighborhood, village
活 wut6 huo2 kuo4 - live; be alive

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