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間歇泉

gaan3 hit3 cyun4

jian4 xie1 quan2

geyser

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

間歇泉

This word was added by tym on 25th Feb 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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間 gaan1 gaan3 jian1 jian4 - interval of time
歇 hit3 ya4 he1 xie1 - [1] [v] rest [2] [v] sleep [3] [v] come to an
泉 cyun4 juan4 quan2 - spring; fountain; money (archaic)

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