隻隻

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Chinese

(a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single (a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single
trad. (隻隻)
simp. (只只*)

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Noun

隻隻

  1. (Eastern Min) sparrow
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Noun

隻隻

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka) each one
    呢度公仔隻隻獨一無二 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢度公仔只只独一无二 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei1 dou6 di1 gung1 zai2 zek3 zek3 dou1 duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 gaa3.
    Each one of these dolls here are unique.
  2. (Cantonese) each kind
    雪糕隻隻口味 [Cantonese, trad.]
    雪糕只只口味 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam2 do1 fun2 syut3 gou1, zek3 zek3 dou1 ngaam1 ngo5 hau2 mei6.
    I like each kind of all these different sorts of ice cream.
Usage notes

Used with nouns that use the classifier .