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雞同鴨講
简 鸡同鸭讲 · 繁 雞同鴨講Mandarin · pinyin jī tóng yā jiǎng
Meanings
- lit. chicken speaking with duck
- fig. talking without communicating
- people not understanding each other
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1–2–1–3 · ji1 tong2 ya1 jiang3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gai1 tung4 aap3 gong2
Cantonese word readings for 雞同鴨講. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gai1 tung4 aap3 gong2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) mutually unintelligible; unable to understand one another; to talk past each other; getting one's wires crossed
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