諗縮數 (nam2 suk1 sou3 | ) : to act in a tricky way

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諗縮數

nam2 suk1 sou3

to act in a tricky way

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

諗縮數

This word has been viewed 1589 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2007 19:56 and last edited on 29th Dec 2008 07:02

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諗 nam2 sam2 - think; consider; ponder over
縮 suk1 - shrink; recoil
數 sou3 sou2 sok3 - number; figure; several; count

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