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點子

简点子 · 繁點子

Mandarin · pinyin diǎn zi

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–5 · dian3 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim2 zi2

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noun

drop; droplet
spot; dot
argument; point (of an argument)
idea; strategy
(music) beat; meter; rhythm
(finance) basis point

adj

(cant) — a little; some

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