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辭源ci4 jyun4etymology; the origin of words and phrases; origin of phraseology辭職ci4 zik1to quit (from a job)辭讓ci4 joeng6to decline politely辮仔bin1 zai2a braid (hairstyle)辮髻bin1 gai3a braided bun (hairstyle)辯方bin6 fong1the defence辯護律師bin6 wu6 leot6 si1defense lawyer; defense counsel辯駁bin6 bok3to speak back; rebuttal辰時卯時san4 si4 maau5 si4to have all the times mixed up; at any time農務nung4 mou6farming; agricultural vocations; agriculture農業技術nung4 jip6 gei6 seot6agricultural technology農業銀行nung4 jip6 ngan4 hong4agricultural bank農講所nung4 gong2 so2Peasant Movement Institute, a place in Guangzhou, China邊个bin1 go3who; which邊度bin1 dou6where巡更ceon4 gaang1Patrol巡禮ceon4 lai5parade; tour; presentation, exhibition巡行ceon4 hang4Circumambulation; perambulate; parade巡警ceon4 ging2patrol officer迅雷不及掩耳seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5(a swift clap of thunder leaves no time for one to cover the ears); to be extremely sudden and swift迎候jing4 hau6to greet; to await the arrival of迎合jing4 hap6to please sb迎春jing4 ceon1welcoming arrival of spring or lunar new year迎賓館jing4 ban1 gun2 a guest hotel; a guest house迎迓jing4 ngaa6to welcome近住gan6 zyu6(adjective) close to; near近因gan6 jan1a proximate cause近官得力gan6 gun1 dak1 lik6a friend in court makes the process short, meaning if you know someone who is in charge of something, it will make things much eaiser近廚得食gan6 ceoi4 dak1 sik6(those who close to the chef get foods); those in a favourable position gain special advantages近排gan6 paai4recently (spoken)近水樓台gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4terrace and pavilion near the water -- convenient access; to be in a favourable position to be able to gain special advantages近體詩gan6 tai2 si1"modern style poetry"; regulated verse innovated in classical poetry during the Tang dynasty, with constrained tonal patterns and rhyme schemes