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中途之家

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng tú zhī jiā

(Tw) halfway house (for released prisoners, victims of domestic violence etc)
(Tw) (for animals) foster home providing temporary care pending adoption or release

Characters in this entry

中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–2–1–1 · zhong1 tu2 zhi1 jia1

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