保守地說

简 保守地说 · 繁 保守地說
Cantonese · source Jyutpingbou2 sau2 dei6 syut3

Meanings

  1. conservatively speaking; to understate [written and colloquial]
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

deidei1—dei2—dei3—dei4—dei5—地dei6-ly
syutsyut1—syut2—说syut3to speaksyut4—syut5—syut6—

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: bao3shou3 di4 shuo1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity保守地說 保守地说 [bao3shou3 di4 shuo1] {bou2 sau2 dei6 syut3} /conservatively speaking; to understate [written and colloquial]/

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