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法國礦泉水

faat3 gwok3 kwong3 cyun4 seoi2

fa4 guo2 kuang4 quan2 shui2 (Taiwan), fa3 guo2 kuang4 quan2 shui2 (PRC)

French mineral water

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

法國礦泉水 / 法国矿泉水

This word was added by bybell on 6th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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法 faat3 fa3 fa4 - French; methods; rules
國 gwok3 guo2 - nation; country; state
礦 kong3 kwong3 gwong3 gong3 kuang4 - [1] [n] mine; rich source [2] [n] mineral, ore
泉 cyun4 juan4 quan2 - spring; fountain; money (archaic)
水 seoi2 shui3 - water; liquid, juice; [slang] money

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