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咿呀學語

简 咿呀学语 · 繁 咿呀學語
Mandarin · pinyin yī yā xué yǔ

Meanings

  1. (of a baby) to babble
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咿
yī · descriptive of creaking; laugh
呀
ya · particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis; (Cant.) slurred form of the number ten
學
xué · learning, knowledge; school
語
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学
xué · learning, knowledge; school
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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1–1–2–3 · yi1 ya1 xue2 yu3

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verb

  1. (of a baby) to learn to speak by babbling

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