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咳嗽

Mandarin · pinyin ké sou

to cough
Classifier: 陣 zhèn

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咳: hāi · cough
嗽: sòu · cough, gargle, clear throat

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2–5 · ke2 sou5

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kat1 sau3

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verb

(intransitive) to cough
(Classical, figurative) to make a sound; to speak

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