閃卡

简 闪卡 · 繁 閃卡
Mandarin · pinyin shǎn kǎ

Meanings

  1. flashcard
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閃
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卡
kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
闪
shǎn · flash; avoid, dodge, evade
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3–3 · shan3 ka3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sim2 kaat1

Cantonese word readings for 閃卡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. SIM card

noun · Etymology 2

  1. flashcard (memorization aide)
  2. memory card

noun · Etymology 3

  1. (Hong Kong) foil trading card
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) sexually explicit images, especially of celebrities

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