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土階茅茨

简 土阶茅茨 · 繁 土階茅茨
Mandarin · pinyin tǔ jiē máo cí

Meanings

  1. lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. frugal living conditions (idiom)
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土
tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
階
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茅
máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
茨
cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
阶
jiē · stairs, steps; rank, degree
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3–1–2–2 · tu3 jie1 mao2 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 gaai1 maau4 ci4

Cantonese word readings for 土階茅茨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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土階茅茨 · tu3 jie1 mao2 ci2
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Exact source record土階茅茨 土阶茅茨 [tu3 jie1 mao2 ci2] /lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut/frugal living conditions (idiom)/