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插翼難飛

caap3 jik6 naan4 fei1

cha1 yi4 nan2 fei1

to be unable to escape even if given wings | Mand.: 插翅難飛

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

插翼難飛

This word was added by rathpy on 20th Apr 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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插 caap3 cha1 - insert; interpose; stab
翼 jik6 yi4 - [1] [n] wings [2] [n] fins (fish) [3] [v] shel
難 naan4 naan6 no4 lo4 nan2 nuo2 nuo3 {nan4} - difficult, hard; calamity, disaster
飛 fei1 fei1 - fly; move swiftly; (粵) cut; (粵) fare

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