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電車男

din6 ce1 naam4

computer nerd

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

電車男

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 6th Sep 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
車 ce1 geoi1 che1 ju1 - cart; vehicle; car
男 naam4 nan2 - man

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《電車男》係封閉青年粵 edit
The "train man" is a loner

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