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照單全收

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Mandarin · pinyin zhào dān quán shōu

to accept without question
to take sth at face value

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照: zhào · shine, illumine, reflect
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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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4–1–2–1 · zhao4 dan1 quan2 shou1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ziu3 daan1 cyun4 sau1

Cantonese word readings for 照單全收. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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