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聖誕老人

sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4

sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2

Father Christmas (Santa Claus)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 750,000

聖誕老人 / 圣诞老人

聖 sing3 sheng4 - holy; sacred; sage
誕 daan3 daan6 dan4 - [1] birth [2] preposterous; absurd [3] an init
老 lou5 lao3 - old, venerable
人 jan4 ren2 - person

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你信唔信有聖誕老人呀? 粵 edit
Do you believe in Father Christmas?

若果你唔乖﹐聖誕老人就唔送禮物畀你粵 edit
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents.

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This word was added by aaron on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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