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幾內亞比紹
gei1 noi6 aa3 bei2 siu6
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Guinea-Bissau [official translation recognized and used by the United Nations] (also written 幾內亞比索, 畿內亞比紹)  Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by Yeegs on 29th Apr 2005 01:46 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 06:21 |
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Characters in this word:幾 gei2 gei1 - a few; how many, how much?內 noi6 - inside; within 亞 aa3 - second; Asia 比 bei2 bei3 pei4 - compare with, liken; close 紹 siu6 - carry forward; introduce |
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:
畿內亞比紹
gei1 noi6 aa3 bei2 siu6 = Guinea-Bissau |
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