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琴棋書畫

kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6*2

playing piano, playing chess, writing and drawing

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

琴棋書畫

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 21st Jul 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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琴 kam4 qin2 - [1] chin, a Chinese fretted instrument with fi
棋 kei4 kei4*2 ji1 qi2 - [1] [n] chess; any game similar to chess
書 syu1 shu1 - book; writings
畫 waak6 waa6*2 waa6 hua4 - draw; painting, picture

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