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對號入座
  deoi3 hou6 jap6 zo6   jyutping
  dui4 hao4 ru4 zuo4   pinyin
[1] lit., to take one's appointed place (according to the seat number)
[2] fig., to put sb in his place
[3] to accept one's social role
[4] to admit criticism

Idiom
verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
對號入座 / 对号入座

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Characters in this word:

 deoi3  -  correct; answer; counter; face; opposite
 hou6 hou4  -  title; store; mark; number
 jap6  -  enter
 zo6  -  seat; stand; base; pedestal
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