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一盤散沙 (jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1) — (like) a sheet of loose sand, in a state of disunity in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一punˎ₄盤saanˊ²散saaˉ¹沙
简 一盘散沙
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 pan2 san3 sha1

Meaning of 一盤散沙

noun(like) a sheet of loose sand, in a state of disunity

Characters in 一盤散沙

一jat1
one; a; an; the
盤pun2
plate-shaped object (e.g. chess board)
散saan3
distribute; disseminate; spread
沙saa1
sth resembling sand; sth granular or powdery

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