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相請不如偶遇
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Said when two people meet who know each other (maybe having not met for an extended period of time). Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:相 soeng1 soeng3 soeng3*2 - mutually; appearance; photo請 cing2 ceng2 - request; invite; hire 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 如 jyu4 - if, as if, like, equal to 偶 ngau5 - idol; coincidentally 遇 jyu6 - meet, encounter; treat; chance |
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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).