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做好做歹
Mandarin · pinyin zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
Meanings
- to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
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4–3–4–3 · zuo4 hao3 zuo4 dai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2
Cantonese word readings for 做好做歹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2
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