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解剖麻雀
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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. |
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This word was added by bybell on 8th Dec 2006 20:53 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:解 gaai2 gaai3 - solve, explanation剖 fau2 pau2 - cut open; analyse 麻 maa4 - hemp; flax; sesame; coarse 雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 - bird (small) |
: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).