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西冷牛扒

sai1 laang5*1 ngau4 paa4*2

a sirloin steak

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

Level: 3

西冷牛扒

西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west
冷 laang5 laang5*1 leng3 ling2 - cool
牛 ngau4 niu2 - cow; ox; cattle
扒 paa1 paa4 ba1 pa2 - hold on to; dig up; gather; steal

This word was added by bybell on 14th Dec 2006 and last edited on 18th Aug 2008

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