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做張做勢

简做张做势 · 繁做張做勢

Mandarin · pinyin zuò zhāng zuò shì

to put on an act (idiom); to pose
to show theatrical affectation
to indulge in histrionics

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做: zuò · work, make; act
張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
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张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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4–1–4–4 · zuo4 zhang1 zuo4 shi4

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zou6 zoeng1 zou6 sai3

Cantonese word readings for 做張做勢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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