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吃喝玩樂

hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6

chi1 he1 wan2 le4

(set phrase) eat, drink and be merry; to seek pleasure; to idle away one's time in pleasure-seeking

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

吃喝玩樂

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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吃 hek3 jaak3 chi1 - eat
喝 hot3 he1 {he4} - drink (Mandarin)
玩 waan4 waan4*2 wun6 wan2 - play
樂 lok6 ngok6 ngaau6 le4 yue4 yao4 - joy; music; be fond of

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