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兩手不沾陽春水
简 两手不沾阳春水 · 繁 兩手不沾陽春水Mandarin · pinyin liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
Meanings
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- 兩
- liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 手
- shǒu · hand
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 沾
- zhān · moisten, wet, soak; touch
- 陽
- yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
- 春
- chūn · spring; wanton
- 水
- shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 两
- liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
- 阳
- yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
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Mandarin tones
3–3–4–1–2–1–3 · liang3 shou3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
loeng5 sau2 bat1 zim1 joeng4 ceon1 seoi2
Cantonese word readings for 兩手不沾陽春水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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loeng5 sau2 bat1 zim1 joeng4 ceon1 seoi2
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