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舂瘟雞

zung1 wan1 gai1

chong1 wen1 ji1

"stricken chicken"; "plagued hen"―a person who goes about in a haphazard manner, crashing into people and things

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

舂瘟雞

This word was added by tym on 20th Feb 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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舂 zung1 chuang1 chong1 shong1 - [1] [v] thresh (grain in order to remove the h
瘟 wan1 yun1 wen1 - [n] epidemic; plague; pestilence
雞 gai1 ji1 - chicken

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