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雖無過犯，面目可憎
seoi1 mou4 gwo3 faan6, min6 muk6 ho2 zang1
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your face alone is loathsome enough to offend people; though committing no crime, you offend people by your abominable look Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1848 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 5th Aug 2015 14:57 |
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Characters in this word:雖 seoi1 - although無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have 過 gwo3 - pass through; across 犯 faan6 faan6*2 - offend; violate; invade; criminal ， - (not in database) 面 min6 - face; surface; top; side; aspect; extent 目 muk6 - eye 可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but 憎 zang1 - hate; detest; loathe |
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