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寶石
bou2 sek6
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precious stone; gem Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,040,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by tym on 21st Nov 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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寶
bou2
- [1] treasure; jewel [2] precious; valuable [3] 石 sek6 - stone; rock; mineral |
*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |
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