呱呱叫

Mandarin · pinyin guā guā jiào

Meanings

  1. excellent
  2. tip-top
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呱
gū · wail, crying of child; swear at
叫
jiào · cry, shout; hail, greet, call
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1–1–4 · gua1 gua1 jiao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaa1 gwaa1 giu3

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gwaa1 gwaa1 giu3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) excellent; tip-top

verb

  1. (Cantonese) to complain; to grumble; to gripe

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