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絕對

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Mandarin · pinyin jué duì

absolute; unconditional

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絕: Look up this written character
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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2–4 · jue2 dui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyut6 deoi3

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adj

(attributive) absolute (as opposed to relative); total; unconditional

adv

absolutely; totally; unconditionally; definitely

noun

(rhetoric, chiefly Chinese linguistics) a duilian line (usually the first line of a pair) that is notoriously difficult to match with a suitable second line, due to its complex wordplay, erudite allusions, or strict formal constraints; duilian that is extremely difficult, or seemingly impossible, to match with a fitting counterpart; absolute couplet; perplexing couplet; unmatchable couplet

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