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裝假狗

简装假狗 · 繁裝假狗

Cantonese · source Jyutpingzong1 gaa2 gau2

(verb) to put up a front, pretend to be something that you're not or to have something that you don't, e.g. to improve one's appearance with heavy makeup
a push-up bra

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

zong11 · high levelgaa22 · high risinggau22 · high rising

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Same syllable, six tones

zong装zong1adornment 驵zong2a horse dealer 壮zong3to strengthenzong4—zong5—状zong6accusation

gaa家gaa1home 假gaa2fake 架gaa3to supportgaa4—gaa5—gaa6—

gau鸠gau1slang for penis 狗gau2dog 购gau3to buygau4—gau5—旧gau6old

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

裝假狗装

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhuang1 jia3 gou3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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zong1 gaa2 gau2

Cantonese word readings for 裝假狗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(Cantonese, verb-object) to pretend to be real; to be deceitful
(slang, of women) to have padded breasts (i.e., to pretend to have big breasts)

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