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戴罪立功
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do good deeds to atone for one's crimes Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1570 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 15th Nov 2012 01:46 |
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Characters in this word:戴 daai3 - wear (accessories); respect罪 zeoi6 - crime 立 laap6 lap6 - stand; erect; upright; appoint 功 gung1 - merit; meritorious service; effect; skill |
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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).