曹操 (cou4 cou1 | cao2 cao1) : Ts'ao Ts'ao (Cao Cao)

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曹操

cou4 cou1

cao2 cao1

Ts'ao Ts'ao (Cao Cao), a warlord and brilliant military strategist of the last Eastern Han dynasty 東漢 most familiar as one of the main characters in the historical novel 三國演義

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

曹操

This word has been viewed 2512 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 17th Jun 2006 10:28 and last edited on 23rd Jun 2009 16:53

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Characters in this word:

曹 cou4 - plural particle
操 cou1 cou3 - grasp; operate; speak; drill; conduct

1 compounds containing this word:

一講曹操，曹操就到 - speak of the devil; Speak of the Devil and he shall come

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一講曹操曹操就到 ?!
PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).
[PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Note that this is a rough translation "曹操" is actually a famous Chinese general and NOT a translation for the devil.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 曹操

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