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解剖麻雀

gaai2 pau2 maa4 zoek3

jie3 pou1 ma2 que4

lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample

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

解剖麻雀

This word was added by bybell on 8th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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解 gaai2 gaai3 jie3 {jie4} - solve, explanation
剖 pau2 fau2 fu3 po3 pou1 - [1] [v] cut, rip or tear open [2] [v] explain;
麻 maa4 ma2 - hemp, rough, pockmarked
雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 que4 qiao3 qiao1 - bird (small)

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