三日兩頭

简 三日两头 · 繁 三日兩頭
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsaam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4

Meanings

  1. A few days
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

saam三saam1threesaam2—saam3—saam4—saam5—saam6—
jat一jat1onejat2—jat3—jat4—jat5—日jat6sun

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: san1 ri4 liang3 tou2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 三日兩頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity三日兩頭 三日两头 [san1 ri4 liang3 tou2] {saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4} /A few days/

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