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陪太子讀書
pui4 taai3 zi2 duk6 syu1
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[1] an outsider in a competition with no possible hope of winning (lit., "accompanying the crown prince to study") [2] join one’s superior or beloved ones in doing something [3] a callup or walk-on player in something   Additional PoS:  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by bybell on 13th Jul 2008 09:36 and last edited on 1st Jun 2009 07:17 |
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Characters in this word:陪 pui4 - accompany太 taai3 taai3*2 - too, extremely 子 zi2 zai2 - child, offspring 讀 duk6 dau6 - to read; attend school 書 syu1 - book; writings |
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