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集郵

简集邮 · 繁集郵

Mandarin · pinyin jí yóu

stamp collecting
philately

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集: jí · assemble, collect together
郵: Look up this written character
邮: yóu · postal, mail; post office

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2–2 · ji2 you2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaap6 jau4

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

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verb

(verb-object) to collect stamps (as a hobby)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figurative) to collect partners; to have multiple dates at the same time
(cosplay fandom slang) to take photos with cosplayers at conventions

noun

stamp collecting; philately
(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figurative) act of collecting partners

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