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驢唇不對馬嘴
  lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2   jyutping
  lu2 cun2 bu2 dui4 ma3 zui3   pinyin
to offer an irrevelant answer to a question

Idiom
adjective

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
驢唇不對馬嘴 / 驴唇不对马嘴

This word has been viewed 1537 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 7th Oct 2010 04:45 and last edited on 2nd Sep 2014 18:24
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Characters in this word:

 lou4 leoi4  -  donkey
 seon4  -  lip
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 deoi3  -  correct; answer; counter; face; opposite
 maa5  -  horse
 zeoi2  -  mouth
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