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初來乍到

简 初来乍到 · 繁 初來乍到
Mandarin · pinyin chū lái zhà dào

Meanings

  1. to be a newcomer
  2. just off the boat
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初
chū · beginning, initial, primary
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
乍
zhà · first time, for the first time
到
dào · go to, arrive, been to
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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1–2–4–4 · chu1 lai2 zha4 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

co1 loi4 zaa3 dou3

Cantonese word readings for 初來乍到. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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co1 loi4 zaa3 dou3

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