賊佬試沙煲

简 贼佬试沙煲 · 繁 賊佬試沙煲
Cantonese · source Jyutpingcaak6 lou2 si3 saa1 bou1

Meanings

  1. to test the waters
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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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Same syllable, six tones

caakcaak1—caak2—策caak3policycaak4—caak5—贼caak6thief
saa沙saa1granule耍saa2to play withsaa3—saa4—saa5—saa6—

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: zei2 lao3 shi4 sha1 bao1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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caak6 lou2 si3 saa1 bou1

Cantonese word readings for 賊佬試沙煲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity賊佬試沙煲 贼佬试沙煲 [zei2 lao3 shi4 sha1 bao1] {caak6 lou2 si3 saa1 bou1} /to test the waters/

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