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總角之交

简总角之交 · 繁總角之交

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo

(idiom) childhood friend

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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3–3–1–1 · zong3 jiao3 zhi1 jiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung2 gok3 zi1 gaau1

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zung2 gok3 zi1 gaau1

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noun

childhood friend

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