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中西合壁

zung1 sai1 hap6 bik1

a mixture of Chinese and Western culture

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

中西合壁

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 18th Oct 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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中 zung1 zung3 zhong1 zhong4 - middle, central
西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west
合 hap6 kap3 gap3 he2 ge3 xia2 - combine, join; unite
壁 bik1 bek3 bi4 - wall

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