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八卦雜誌

baat3 gwaa3 zaap6 zi3

a gossip magazine

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

八卦雜誌

This word was added by bybell on 11th Oct 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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八 baat3 ba1 - eight
卦 gwaa3 gua4 - one of the eight diagrams of Book of Changes
雜 zaap6 za2 - [1] mix; blend; mingle
誌 zi3 zhi4 - [1] [v] write down; record; put down [2] [n] r

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