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字斟句酌

zi6 zam1 geoi3 zoek3

zi4 zhen1 ju4 zhuo2

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字斟句酌

字 zi6 zi4 zi5 - word; glyph
斟 zam1 zhen1 - [1] [v] pour wine or tea into cup
句 geoi3 ngau1 ju4 gou1 - a sentence
酌 zoek3 shuo4 zhuo2 - [1] [v] drink [2] [v] pour wine; serve wine [3

This word was added by bybell on 4th Apr 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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