syut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2雪泥鴻爪雪泥鸿爪
Jyutpingsyut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2
Yalesyut nàih hùngh jáu

Definition

a goose's footprint in the snow; the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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瘦擘擘瘦掰掰
sau3 maak3 maak3very thin; skinny (瘦蜢蜢 'sau3 maang2 maang2
水龍捲水龙卷
seoi2 lung4 gyun2a waterspout
消亡
siu1 mong4to die out
使橫手
sai2 waang4 sau2usage of disgraceful tactics (spoken)
世界報世界报
sai3 gaai3 bou3the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) a...
新店溪
san1 dim3 kai1Xindian or Hsintian Creek, one of the rivers through Taipei, Taiwan
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