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冷水灘

laang5 seoi2 taan1

leng3 shui3 tan1

Lengshuitan (city in Hunan)

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

冷水灘

This word was added by bybell on 17th Sep 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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冷 laang5 laang5*1 leng3 ling2 - cool
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money
灘 taan1 tan1 han3 nan4 tan4 - bank; beach; shoal; sandback

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Decimal representation of this word: 冷水灘

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