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身份證

san1 fan6*2 zing3

identity card - In HK, Malaysia and Singapore, it is required by law for all citizens to carry the identity card in person. Introduced by the British, who ironically have not adopted a national identity card system themselves. Yet.

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身份證 / 身份证

身 san1 shen1 gui4 {juan1} - body
份 fan6 ban1 fen4 {fen5} {bin1} - portion; part
證 zing3 zheng4 - prove; testify; verify; confirm

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This word was added by tym on 15th Nov 2004 and last edited on 24th Jun 2007

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