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Pronunciation
这 ( zhè ) 是 ( shì ) 水 ( shuǐ ) 生 ( shēng ) 刚 ( gāng ) 从 ( cōng ) 乡 ( xiāng ) 下来 ( xià lai ) 的 ( de )
这 (zhè, ㄓㄜˋ ) this; these; (commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) [CE-DICT]
是 (これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT] (ぜ) (n) righteousness; justice; right [EDICT] (shì, ㄕˋ ) is; are; am; yes; to be [CE-DICT]
刚 (gāng, ㄍㄤ ) hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly [CE-DICT]
从 (cōng, ㄘㄨㄥ ) lax; yielding; unhurried [CE-DICT] (cóng, ㄘㄨㄥˊ ) from; to obey; to observe; to follow; surname Cong [CE-DICT] (zòng, ㄗㄨㄥˋ ) second cousin [CE-DICT]
乡 (xiāng, ㄒㄧㄤ ) country; village [CE-DICT]
下 (か) (suf) under (being in said condition or environment) [EDICT] (げ) (n) (1) lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; (2) second volume (of two); third volume (of three) [EDICT] (した) (n) (1) below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); (2) bottom; (3) beneath; underneath; (4) (as 下から, 下より, etc.) just after; right after; (n,adj-no) (5) inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); (n) (6) (See 下取り) trade-in; (n-pref) (7) (See 下準備) preliminary; preparatory; (P) [EDICT] (しも) (n) (1) (ant [EDICT] (もと) (adv) (sometimes written 元) under (esp. influence or guidance); (P) [EDICT] (xià, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ) down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down [CE-DICT]
来 (らい) (n) (1) next (year, etc.); (2) since (last month, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (lái, ㄌㄞˊ ) to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next [CE-DICT]