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一貧如洗
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penniless, in utter destitution Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1598 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 18th Oct 2008 21:45 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little貧 pan4 - destitute; poor; inadequate 如 jyu4 - if, as if, like, equal to 洗 sai2 - wash; clear; sack; develop; shuffle |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).