禮拜天

简 礼拜天 · 繁 禮拜天
Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ bài tiān

Meanings

  1. Sunday
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禮
lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
拜
bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
礼
lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
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3–4–1 · Li3 bai4 tian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lai5 baai3 tin1

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noun

  1. (colloquial) Sunday

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