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派士砵

paa1 si6*2 but3

passport (as a phonetic loanword)

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

Level: 2

派士砵

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派 paai3 paai1 pai4 mai4 mo4 pa4 - tributary; branch; division; party
士 si6 shi4 - "knight" radical; scholar
砵 but3 but1 e4 bo1 - syllable; "port" (loanword) ; alms bowl

This word was added by bybell on 29th Jun 2006 and last edited on 29th Nov 2006

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