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層層加碼

简层层加码 · 繁層層加碼

Mandarin · pinyin céng céng jiā mǎ

to increase bit by bit
repeated increments

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層: Look up this written character
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
碼: Look up this written character
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
码: mǎ · number, numerals; yard; symbol

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2–2–1–3 · ceng2 ceng2 jia1 ma3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cang4 cang4 gaa1 maa5

Cantonese word readings for 層層加碼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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