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照本宣科

Mandarin · pinyin zhào běn xuān kē

Meanings

  1. a wooden word-by-word reading
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照
zhào · shine, illumine, reflect
本
běn · root, origin, source; basis
宣
xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
科
kē · section, department, science
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4–3–1–1 · zhao4 ben3 xuan1 ke1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ziu3 bun2 syun1 fo1

Cantonese word readings for 照本宣科. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ziu3 bun2 syun1 fo1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to repeat exactly what is written in the script or book

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