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精乖靈利

zeng1 gwaai1 ling4 lei6

intelligent and obedient | [普]: 聰明聽話

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

精乖靈利

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Aug 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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精 zing1 jing1 jing4 - polished rice; energy, spirits
乖 gwaai1 guai1 - well-behaved; clever; violate; abnormal
靈 ling4 leng4 ling2 - spirit, soul
利 lei6 li4 - profit; gains; benefit; serve

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