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simp围城
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English

  1. Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書|钱钟书[Qian2 Zhong1 shu1], filmed as a TV serial
  2. siege
  3. besieged city
  4. to siege

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 包圍一座城池,意圖發動攻擊或者阻斷補給

Examples

  • 《围城》的作者是钱钟书。

    The author of Fortress Besieged is Qian Zhongshu.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 婚姻係一座圍城

    Marriage is like a besieged city.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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