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垂直起飛

seoi4 zik6 hei2 fei1

chui2 zhi2 qi3 fei1

vertical take-off

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

垂直起飛

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

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垂 seoi4 zhui4 shui4 chui2 - to hang down; to let fall; to hand down
直 zik6 zhi2 zhi4 - straight; vertical; honest; fair
起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up
飛 fei1 fei1 - fly; move swiftly; (粵) cut; (粵) fare

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