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栽跟頭

zoi1 gan1 tau4

zai1 gen1 tou5

to suffer a setback

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

栽跟頭

This word was added by bybell on 7th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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栽 zoi1 zai4 zai3 zai1 - [1] [v] cultivate; plant [2] [v] care; assist
跟 gan1 gen1 - follow; attend upon; with
頭 tau4 tau4*2 tou2 {tou5} - head

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