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沙發
so1 faa2
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[1] sofa | Rendered as 梳化 in the Cant. coll. | This is an example of an English word imported into Chinese by way of Shanghainese [2] the first reply or replier to a forum post (internet slang)  Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,800,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2470 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Nov 2004 16:10 and last edited on 2nd Jul 2014 23:00 |
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Characters in this word:沙 saa1 - sand發 faat3 - send out, launch; generate; trigger off 2 compounds containing this word:長沙發 - chesterfield (type of sofa)沙發床 - a sofa bed; a studio couch; a davenport (convertible sofa bed) |
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