講三講四

简 讲三讲四 · 繁 講三講四
Cantonese · source Jyutpinggong2 saam1 gong2 sei3

Meanings

  1. gossiping
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Same syllable, six tones

saam三saam1threesaam2—saam3—saam4—saam5—saam6—
seisei1—死sei2to die四sei3labourersei4—sei5—sei6—

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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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: jiang3 san1 jiang3 si4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gong2 saam1 gong2 sei3

Cantonese word readings for 講三講四. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks
  2. (Cantonese, Hakka, derogatory) to criticize, to carp

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Exact source record & identity講三講四 讲三讲四 [jiang3 san1 jiang3 si4] {gong2 saam1 gong2 sei3} /gossiping/

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