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禮拜尾

lai5 baai3 mei5

weekend (Synonym: 星期尾, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期; Standard Chinese: 週末)

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,240

禮拜尾

禮 lai5 li3 - social custom; rites; ceremony
拜 baai3 bai4 - visit, salute
尾 mei5 wei3 yi3 - tail; rear; final; remaining

This word was added by tuan on 23rd Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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