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粗枝大葉
简 粗枝大叶 · 繁 粗枝大葉Mandarin · pinyin cū zhī dà yè
Meanings
- thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- boorish
- rough and ready
- sloppy
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1–1–4–4 · cu1 zhi1 da4 ye4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6
Cantonese word readings for 粗枝大葉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) careless; sloppy; over-generalized
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