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防波堤

fong4 bo1 tai4

fang2 bo1 di1

breakwater (a barrier that protects from the full impact of waves)

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

防波堤

This word was added by rathpy on 26th Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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防 fong4 fang2 - defend; prevent
波 bo1 bo1 po1 bei1 bi4 - waves; breakers; undulate [粵] ball
堤 tai4 xi1 shi2 ti2 di1 di3 - to raise;to lift in the hand

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