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叫好不叫座
giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6
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good on paper, but not a blockbuster; a box office flop despite raving reviews  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1746 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 27th Oct 2012 06:43 and last edited on 6th Mar 2015 04:10 |
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Characters in this word:叫 giu3 - called; be known as好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 叫 giu3 - called; be known as 座 zo6 - seat; stand; base; pedestal |
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