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指示代詞

简指示代词 · 繁指示代詞

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ shì dài cí

demonstrative pronoun

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指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
示: shì · show, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
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词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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3–4–4–2 · zhi3 shi4 dai4 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 si6 doi6 ci4

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noun

(grammar) demonstrative pronoun

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