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少見多怪
简 少见多怪 · 繁 少見多怪Mandarin · pinyin shǎo jiàn duō guài
Meanings
- (lit.) a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- (fig.) to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldly
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3–4–1–4 · shao3 jian4 duo1 guai4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3
Cantonese word readings for 少見多怪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be easily surprised because of ignorance
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