緊衣縮食

简 紧衣缩食 · 繁 緊衣縮食
Mandarin · pinyin jǐn yī suō shí

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  1. see 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí
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緊
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衣
yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
縮
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食
shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
紧
jǐn · tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
缩
suō · contract, draw in, reduce
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3–1–1–2 · jin3 yi1 suo1 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan2 ji1 suk1 sik6

Cantonese word readings for 緊衣縮食. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gan2 ji1 suk1 sik6

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