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三尖八角 (saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3) — (derog) of irregular shape (lit., "3 points and 8 corners") in Cantonese

saamˉ¹三zimˉ¹尖baat˗₃八gok˗₃角
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 jian1 ba1 jiao3

Meaning of 三尖八角

noun(derog) of irregular shape (lit., "3 points and 8 corners")
nounirregular shapes/useless; incompatible

Characters in 三尖八角

三saam1
three; third; thrice
尖zim1
(n) point; tip; top
八baat3
eight
角gok3
(of an animal) horn; antenna; feeler

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