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搞衛生
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sanitation, to clean up. Used in Guangzhou Cantonese.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by riko on 3rd Feb 2009 09:44 |
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Characters in this word:搞 gaau2 - carry on; set up衛 wai6 - guard; protect; defend; stand guard over 生 saang1 sang1 - life; birth |
: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
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: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).