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叫天不應叫地不聞
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nowhere to turn for help; no response from all around Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:叫 giu3 - called; be known as天 tin1 - sky, heaven 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 應 jing1 jing3 - should; answer 叫 giu3 - called; be known as 地 dei6 dei6*2 - earth; land; district; location 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 聞 man4 man6 - hear; smell; news |
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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).