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白領

简白领 · 繁白領

Mandarin · pinyin bái lǐng

white-collar
white-collar worker

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
領: Look up this written character
领: lǐng · neck; collar; lead, guide

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2–3 · bai2 ling3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak6 leng5

Cantonese word readings for 白領. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

white-collar

noun

white-collar worker (Classifier: 個／个)

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