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壓倒性

简压倒性 · 繁壓倒性

Mandarin · pinyin yā dǎo xìng

overwhelming

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壓: Look up this written character
倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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1–3–4 · ya1 dao3 xing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aat3 dou2 sing3

Cantonese word readings for 壓倒性. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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