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冰人
bing1 jan4 |
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[1] (archaic) matchmaker [2] (archeology) iceman, ice man : a generic term used for prehistoric hominid corpses that have been preserved by ice. A forum member writes:
"With its origin backdated to Jin dynasty (265 - 420 A.D.) the "matchmaker" meaning can now only be heard in classical cantonese operas. It is not a modern colloquial word and is not used in any slang." Level: 3 Google Frequency: 166,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1881 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:冰 bing1 - ice人 jan4 - person; human being |
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