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吊門桔

diu3 mun4 gat1

a thin person | Mand.: 瘦子

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 501,000

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

吊門桔

This word was added by tym on 14th Nov 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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吊 diu3 diao4 di4 - hang, to hang; pity, mourn
門 mun4 men2 - gate, door; entrance
桔 gat1 jie2 ju2 - well-sweep; alt.char for 橘, orange (fruit)

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