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嘩眾取寵

waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2

to make oneself stand out in public

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

嘩眾取寵

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 20th Oct 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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嘩 waa4 waa1 jip6 faa1 wa2 hua1 {wa2 hua1 hua2} - wow!
眾 zung3 zung1 zhong4 zhong1 - many; numerous; a crowd
取 ceoi2 qu3 qiu1 qu4 - take; receive; select
寵 cung2 long2 chong3 - [1] [v] favor; dote on; patronise [2] [n] conc

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