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打鴨子上架
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drive a duck onto a perch (make sb do sth entirely beyond him) Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2276 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 16:38 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen鴨 aap3 - duck; gigolo 子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary 上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on 架 gaa3 gaa2 - erect; put up; fight; quarrel; frame; rack |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
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: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).