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胸襟狹窄

hung1 kam1 haap6 zaak3

narrow-minded, rigid or restricted in one’s views

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

胸襟狹窄

This word was added by bybell on 26th Sep 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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胸 hung1 xiong1 - [1] [n] breast; bosom; chest; thorax; bust [2]
襟 kam1 gam1 jin1 - [1] [n] lapel; collar of a garment or robe
狹 haap6 gip6 xia2 - narrow; limited; narrow-minded
窄 zaak3 zhai3 ze2 - [1] narrow; tight; contracted [2] narrow-minde

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