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女舍監

neoi5 se3 gaam1

nv3 she4 jian1

matron (lit., "female supervisor")

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

女舍監

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

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女 neoi5 neoi5*2 nv3 ru3 - woman
舍 se3 se2 she4 shi4 {she3 she4} - house; dwelling; halt; stop
監 gaam1 gaam3 jian1 jian4 - supervise; compel; prison

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