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等陣

dang2 zan6

wait a while/moment. Also used as 等一陣 (dang2 jat1 zan6). Also referred to as 等一吓 (dang2 jat1 haa5), 等吓 (dang2 haa5), or 等等 (dang2dang2). Mandarin: 等下/等一等.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 931

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

等陣

This word was added by beLIEve on 9th Aug 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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等 dang2 ting3 ting2 deng3 - grade; equal; wait
陣 zan6 zhen4 - a column or row; to go to war

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