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舊態

简旧态 · 繁舊態

Mandarin · pinyin jiù tài

old posture
former situation

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旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
态: tài · manner, bearing, attitude

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4–4 · jiu4 tai4

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gau6 taai3

Cantonese word readings for 舊態. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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