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愛不釋手

oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2

ai4 bu4 shi4 shou3

to fondle admiringly

Level: 3

愛不釋手

愛 oi3 ai4 - love
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
釋 sik1 yi4 shi4 - [1] [v] explain; interprete [2] [v] set free;
手 sau2 shou3 - hand

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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