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解剖麻雀 (gaai2 pau2 maa4 zoek3) — lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample in Cantonese

gaaiˊ²解pauˊ²剖maaˎ₄麻zoek˗₃雀
Mandarin Pinyin: jie3 pou1 ma2 que4

Meaning of 解剖麻雀

nounlit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample

Characters in 解剖麻雀

解gaai2
untie; separate; cut apart
剖fau2
cut open; rip open; tear open
麻maa4
general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc
雀zoek3 zoek2
general name for small birds, such as sparrows, chickadees, etc

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