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活
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典
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Jyutping
wut6 zi6 din2
Pinyin
huó zì diǎn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
walking dictionary
well-informed person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
walking dictionary; walking encyclopedia
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
那个老人,这么说吧,是一本活字典。
那個老人,這麼説吧,是一本活字典。
nà ge lǎo rén , zhè me shuō ba , shì yī běn huó zì diǎn 。
That old man, let's just say, is a living dictionary.
Mandarin
他就是所谓的活字典。
他就是所謂的活字典。
tā jiù shì suǒ wèi de huó zì diǎn 。
He is what we call a walking dictionary.
Mandarin
她,这么说好了,是个活字典。
她,這麼說好了,是個活字典。
tā , zhè me shuō hǎo le , shì gè huó zì diǎn 。
She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢可谓一部活字典。
佢可謂一部活字典。
keoi5 ho2 wai6 jat1 bou6 wut6 zi6 din2
You could say he is a walking dictionary.