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養精蓄銳
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to conserve energy; to build up strength Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1758 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 2nd Feb 2009 06:00 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2009 15:35 |
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Characters in this word:養 joeng5 - support; sustain; breed; rest; foster精 zing1 zeng1 - refined; best; smart; essence; energy 蓄 cuk1 - store up; save up; entertain (an idea) 銳 jeoi6 - sharp; vigour; rapidly |
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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).