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新來乍到

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Mandarin · pinyin xīn lái zhà dào

newly arrived (idiom)

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
乍: zhà · first time, for the first time
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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1–2–4–4 · xin1 lai2 zha4 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san1 loi4 zaa3 dou3

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phrase

(idiomatic) to have just arrived; to be newly arrived; to be a newcomer

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