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小動作

简 小动作 · 繁 小動作
Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo dòng zuò

Meanings

  1. bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)
  2. petty maneuver
  3. dirty trick
  4. gamesmanship
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Characters in this entry

小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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3–4–4 · xiao3 dong4 zuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu2 dung6 zok3

Cantonese word readings for 小動作. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. bad habit
  2. misdeed done in order to achieve a certain goal

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