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潛在威脅

cim4 zoi6 wai1 hip3

qian2 zai4 wei1 xie2

potential threat; potential menace

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

潛在威脅

This word was added by bybell on 28th Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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潛 cim4 jian4 qian2 - [1] [v] hide; conceal [2] hidden; secret; late
在 zoi6 zai4 zai3 - at; in; on
威 wai1 wei1 - dignity; majesty; authority
脅 hip3 hip6 xian4 xi1 xie2 - [1] the sides of the trunk from armpits to rib

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