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年紀大

nin4 gei2 daai6

nian2 ji4 da4

old

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 755,000

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

年紀大

This word was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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年 nin4 nian2 - year
紀 gei2 gei3 ji1 ji4 - historical record; century
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big

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Decimal representation of this word: 年紀大

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