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蛤蟆
haa1 mou1; haa4 maa4 |
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collective term for frogs and toads Jyutping haa1 mou1 is the more common colloquial reading; haa4 maa4 is literary.
[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:蛤 gap3 haa4 - clam; frog; toad蟆 maa4 - frog, toad 3 compounds containing this word:癩蛤蟆 - toads癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉 - to be out of one's league; to desire sth. one is unworthy of 蛤蟆夯 - power-driven rammer or tamper; pile driver |
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