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盡地主之誼

简尽地主之谊 · 繁盡地主之誼

Mandarin · pinyin jìn dì zhǔ zhī yì

to act as host
to do the honors

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盡: Look up this written character
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
誼: Look up this written character
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
谊: yì · friendship; appropriate, suitable

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4–4–3–1–4 · jin4 di4 zhu3 zhi1 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeon6 dei6 zyu2 zi1 ji4

Cantonese word readings for 盡地主之誼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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