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東掩西遮

简 东掩西遮 · 繁 東掩西遮
Mandarin · pinyin dōng yǎn xī zhē

Meanings

  1. to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
掩
yǎn · to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
遮
zhē · cover, shield, protect
东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
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1–3–1–1 · dong1 yan3 xi1 zhe1

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dung1 jim2 sai1 ze1

Cantonese word readings for 東掩西遮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dung1 jim2 sai1 ze1

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