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等到頸長
dang2 dou3 geng2 coeng4
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to wait for a very long while; have waited an exceedingly and unacceptably long time; have waited for ages | Literally, "Have waited until one's neck grew in length"  Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,170 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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This word was added by tym on 10th May 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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dang2 ting3 ting2 - grade; equal; wait 到 dou3 dou3*2 - reach, arrive; go to, been to 頸 geng2 - the neck; throat 長 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6 - long; length |
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