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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
mai3 du2 huan2 zhu1	maai5 waan4 jyu1	maai5 waan4 zyu1	to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside/to show poor judgement (idiom)

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
買 Learn more	mai3	maai5	maai5	to buy / to purchase
櫝 Learn more	du2			cabinet/case/casket
還 Learn more	huan2	waan4	waan4	to pay back / to return / surname huan
珠 Learn more	zhu1	jyu1	zyu1	bead / pearl

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