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隔籬鄰舍

gaak3 lei4 leon4 se3

is close to (proximity), next door neighbor

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

隔籬鄰舍

This word was added by Steph_fr on 26th Jul 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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隔 gaak3 ge2 ge1 jie4 jie2 jie1 - separate; divide; partition; blocke
籬 lei4 li2 - bamboo or wooden fence; hedge
鄰 leon4 lin4 lin2 - [1] neighboring; adjacent; adjoining; contigio
舍 se3 se2 she4 shi4 {she3 she4} - house; dwelling; halt; stop

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