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顏色筆

ngaan4 sik1 bat1

(n.) coloured pencil | Mand.: 顏色筆 would be understood but is not really used. 彩色鉛筆、彩色筆、色鉛筆 are usually preferred.

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 13,100

顏色筆

顏 ngaan4 aan4 yan2 yai2 - colour
色 sik1 se4 she4 - colour
筆 bat1 bi3 - pen; pencil; writing brush

This word was added by rathpy on 19th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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