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潮州柑

ciu4 zau1 gam1

Chaozhou Mandarin oranges; [粵]: a pockmarked face (by metaphor)

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潮州柑

潮 ciu4 chao2 - moist; humid; tide
州 zau1 zhou1 - administrative district in ancient China
柑 gam1 gan1 - mandarin orange

This word was added by bybell on 16th Nov 2006 and last edited on 12th Jun 2008

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