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曹操
cou4 cou1
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Ts'ao Ts'ao, 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  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by radagasty on 17th Jun 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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曹
cou4
- [1] a plural particle [2] a Chinese family nam 操 cou3 cou1 - [1] [v] handle; manage [2] [v] hold; grasp [3] |
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Showing 1 example containing 曹操 
一講曹操 曹操就到
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Speak of the devil (and he shall appear). [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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