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高齡津貼

gou1 ling4 zeon1 tip3

old age allowance

Commonly known as 生果金 'fruit money' in Hong Kong.

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

高齡津貼

This word was added by C Chiu on 28th Feb 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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高 gou1 gao1 gao4 - tall, high
齡 ling4 ling2 - age; years
津 zeon1 jin1 - ferry; juicy; tasty; saliva; to sweat
貼 tip3 tie1 - paste; attach; glue; stick

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