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禮拜天

lai5 baai3 tin1

li3 bai4 tian1

Sunday (Synonym: 禮拜日, 星期天, 星期日, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期)

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 183,000

禮拜天 / 礼拜天

禮 lai5 li3 - social custom; rites; ceremony
拜 baai3 bai4 - visit, salute
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven

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This word was added by claw on 10th Jan 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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