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西洋劍

sai1 joeng4 gim3

[n] foil, epee, saber used for fencing

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

西洋劍

This word was added by bybell on 14th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west
洋 joeng4 yang2 xiang2 - foreign; Western; imported; ocean
劍 gim3 jian4 - sword

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