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抽條

cau1 tiu4*2

[n] sprout, shoot

sheik was not sure if this word was Chinese, Cantonese or both ?

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 35,900

抽條 / 抽条

抽 cau1 chou1 chou2 - draw out; bud; pull open
條 tiu4 tiao2 - classifier for long, thin objects

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This word was added by sheik on 19th Oct 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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