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擦肩而過

caat3 gin1 ji4 gwo3

ca1 jian1 er2 guo4

brief encounter; to brush past somebody

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擦肩而過

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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擦 caat3 ca1 - rub; wipe
肩 gin1 jian1 - shoulder
而 ji4 er2 neng2 - but; and, also; otherwise
過 gwo3 guo4 guo5 - pass through; across

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