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三言兩句

简 三言两句 · 繁 三言兩句
Mandarin · pinyin sān yán liǎng jù

Meanings

  1. in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
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Characters in this entry

三
sān · three
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
句
jù · sentence
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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1–2–3–4 · san1 yan2 liang3 ju4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saam1 jin4 loeng5 geoi3

Cantonese word readings for 三言兩句. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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