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起尾注

hei2 mei5 zyu3

take over (the good things)

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

起尾注

起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up
尾 mei5 wei3 yi3 - tail; rear; final; remaining
注 zyu3 zhu4 zhou4 - pour liquid; concentrate; focus

This word was added by bernard on 8th May 2008

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