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斜對

简斜对 · 繁斜對

Mandarin · pinyin xié duì

catty-corner
to be diagonally opposite to

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斜: xié · slanting, sloping, inclined
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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2–4 · xie2 dui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ce4 deoi3

Cantonese word readings for 斜對. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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