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觸電

简触电 · 繁觸電

Mandarin · pinyin chù diàn

to get an electric shock

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触: chù · butt, ram, gore; touch
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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4–4 · chu4 dian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cuk1 din6 · zuk1 din6

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

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verb

(verb-object) to get an electric shock; to be electrocuted
(figurative) to have instant attraction to someone; to have chemistry
(verb-object) to act in a movie

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