情急之下

Mandarin · pinyin qíng jí zhī xià

Meanings

  1. in a moment of desperation
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情
qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
急
jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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2–2–1–4 · qing2 ji2 zhi1 xia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cing4 gap1 zi1 haa6

Cantonese word readings for 情急之下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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cing4 gap1 zi1 haa6

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