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虛歲
heoi1 seoi3 |
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traditional Asian method of calculating a person's age, which holds that a baby is one year old at birth / as opposed to 足歲 see also 實歲 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:虛 heoi1 - false; deceptive; empty; weak歲 seoi3 - year; age (of a person) |
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