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點頭如搗蒜

dim2 tau4 jyu4 dou2 syun3

dian3 tou2 ru2 dao3 suan4

"nodding head like dicing garlic"; nodding one's head vigorously

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

點頭如搗蒜

This word was added by jsrwang on 8th Aug 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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點 dim2 dian3 - dot; point; [粵] how
頭 tau4 tau4*2 tou2 {tou5} - head
如 jyu4 ru2 - if, as if, like, equal to
搗 dou2 dao3 - [1] [v] thresh (grains); hull; unhusk [2] [v]
蒜 syun3 suan4 - garlic

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