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歐洲病夫
au1 zau1 beng6 fu1 |
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"sick man of Europe", the term is a nickname that has been used from time to time, to describe a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty and/or poverty. (source: Wikipedia) Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:歐 au1 - Europe洲 zau1 - continent; islet 病 beng6 bing6 - sick; ill; defect; fault 夫 fu1 fu4 - husband; male adult; manual worker |
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