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粵犬吠雪

jyut6 hyun2 fai6 syut3

a man of little experience is easily astonished (literally: 'a Cantonese dog barks at snow')

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

粵犬吠雪

This word was added by radagasty on 19th Dec 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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粵 jyut6 yue4 - Cantonese; Guangdong province
犬 hyun2 quan3 - dog, canine; Kangxi radical 94
吠 fai6 fei4 - (of a dog) bark
雪 syut3 xue3 {xue4 xue3} - snow

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