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歪烏連

waai1 wu1 lin4*1

loanword for "violin"

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

歪烏連

This word was added by bybell on 27th Jul 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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歪 waai1 me2 wai1 - slanting, tilted; improper
烏 wu1 wu1 yan1 ya1 - crow; rook; raven
連 lin4 lian4 lian3 lan4 lian2 - [1] [v] join; connect [2] in succession; conti

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