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火雞

fo2 gai1

the turkey (the bird, not the country). | Alt.: 吐綬雞 (from ECDICT)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 393,000

火雞

火 fo2 huo3 - fire
雞 gai1 ji1 - chicken

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火雞煮得好唔係容易粵 edit
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

烤火雞不是一件容易的事國 edit
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

This word was added by tym on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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