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撞衫

Cantonese · source Jyutpingzong6 saam1

two people wearing the same outfit by coincidence, causing embarrassment at social events

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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zong66 · low levelsaam11 · high level

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Same syllable, six tones

zong装zong1adornment 驵zong2a horse dealer 壮zong3to strengthenzong4—zong5—状zong6accusation

saam三saam1threesaam2—saam3—saam4—saam5—saam6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

撞衫

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

撞衫 zhuàng shān CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto wear the same outfit as sb else (in public)

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhuang4 shan1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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verb

(of a person) to happen to wear the same style and colour of clothing as someone else present; to have an outfit clash

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