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擦玻璃的抹布

caat3 bo1 lei4*1 dik1 maat3 bou3

ca1 bo1 li5 de5 ma1 bu4

glass-cloth

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

擦玻璃的抹布

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
玻 bo1 bo1 - glass
璃 lei4 li2 li5 - glass
的 dik1 de5 di2 di4 - possessive suffix
抹 maat3 mut3 mut6 wa4 mo4 mo3 {ma1} | ma1 {wa4 mo - to smear; to apply to; to wipe; to mop
布 bou3 bu4 - cloth; textiles

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