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狗仔隊

gau2 zai2 deoi6*2

[1] paparazzi - newspaper journalists who tend to work for tabloids and spend their time "hounding" celebrities [2] a surveillance unit

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,140,000

狗仔隊

狗 gau2 gou3 hou4 - dog
仔 zai2 zi2 zai3 zi1 - son; child; small animal
隊 deoi6 zeoi6 zhui4 sui4 dui4 - team; group; batch; troops

This word was added by claw on 20th Sep 2004 and last edited on 15th Jun 2008

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