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刻意求工

Mandarin · pinyin kè yì qiú gōng

Meanings

  1. assiduous and painstaking
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刻
kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
意
yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
求
qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
工
gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
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4–4–2–1 · ke4 yi4 qiu2 gong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 ji3 kau4 gung1

Cantonese word readings for 刻意求工. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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