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葡國咖哩雞

pou4 gwok3 gaa3 lei1 gai1

Portuguese curry chicken

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

葡國咖哩雞

This word was added by bybell on 11th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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葡 pou4 bei4 pu2 - [1] the grave; vine [2] short for Portugal
國 gwok3 guo2 - nation; country; state
咖 gaa3 ka1 ga1 - used in transliteration
哩 lei5 le1 li1 li1 li5 - mile; speak indistinctly
雞 gai1 ji1 - chicken

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