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刷牙洗面

caat3 ngaa4 sai2 min6

shua1 ya2 xi3 mian4

brush one's teeth and wash one's face; to wash up (esp. after waking up or before going to bed) | 漢: 刷牙洗臉

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

Level: 2

刷牙洗面

刷 caat3 saat3 shua1 {shua4} - brush; clean; scrub
牙 ngaa4 ya2 - teeth, tooth
洗 sai2 xi3 {xian3} - wash; bathe
面 min6 mian4 - face of a person; surface

This word was added by tym on 24th May 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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