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上口

Mandarin · pinyin shàng kǒu

to be able to read aloud fluently
to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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4–3 · shang4 kou3

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adj

able to read aloud fluently
suitable for reading aloud; easy to read; euphonious
(Suzhounese) easy to swallow when drinking alcohol

noun

(Shanghainese) taste; flavor

verb

(Shanghainese) to put in one's mouth and taste

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