hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3刻舟求劍刻舟求剑
Jyutpinghak1 zau1 kau4 gim3
Yalehāk jāu kàuh gim

Definition

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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夏王朝
haa6 wong4 ciu4Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
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ham6all; everyone
興安兴安
hing1 on1see 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 Meng2]; see 興安縣|兴安县[Xing1 an1 Xian4]
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hoi1 fong3 jyun4 maa5 jyun5 gin2open-source software (OSS)
喺度
hai2 dou6(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
漢元帝汉元帝
hon3 jyun4 dai3Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[Liu2 Shi4], (74...
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