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短中抽長
简 短中抽长 · 繁 短中抽長Mandarin · pinyin duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
Meanings
- to make the best of a bad job
- to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
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3–1–1–2 · duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4
Cantonese word readings for 短中抽長. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4
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