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兩下

简两下 · 繁兩下

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng xià

twice
for a little while

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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3–4 · liang3 xia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

loeng5 haa5

Cantonese word readings for 兩下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(literally) two times; twice
(literary) both sides; the two sides
(colloquial) short for 兩下子／两下子 (liǎngxiàzi, “skills; talent”)

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