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縱橫交錯

简纵横交错 · 繁縱橫交錯

Mandarin · pinyin zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

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交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
纵: zòng · indulge in, give free reign to
横: héng · across
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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4–2–1–4 · zong4 heng2 jiao1 cuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 waang4 gaau1 co3

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phrase

(idiomatic) arranged in a crisscross pattern; crisscrossed

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