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免開尊口

简免开尊口 · 繁免開尊口

Mandarin · pinyin miǎn kāi zūn kǒu

keep your thoughts to yourself

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免: miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
尊: zūn · respect, revere, venerate; honor
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–1–1–3 · mian3 kai1 zun1 kou3

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min5 hoi1 zyun1 hau2

Cantonese word readings for 免開尊口. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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