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馬齒徒增
简 马齿徒增 · 繁 馬齒徒增Mandarin · pinyin mǎ chǐ tú zēng
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- (self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)
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3–3–2–1 · ma3 chi3 tu2 zeng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
maa5 ci2 tou4 zang1
Cantonese word readings for 馬齒徒增. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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maa5 ci2 tou4 zang1
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