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The Cantonese word zo jau - 左右 - zo2 jau6
(about in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

zo2 jau6

English translations

about, left and right, at one's side, anyway, to control,
around, nearby, anyhow, to influence

Chinese characters:

左右
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左右 (zo2 jau6) is composed of these characters: 左, 右
The traditional Chinese characters of zo2 jau6 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

right  |  left
左右 ( zo jau / zo2 jau6 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 710)
More words that mean about in Cantonese
deoi3 jyu1 ( 对于 ), gan6 ( 近 ), gwaan1 jyu1 ( 关于 ), loi4 ( 来 ), mou4 joeng6 ( 模样 )

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