哩哩啦啦

Mandarin · pinyin lī lī lā lā

Meanings

  1. scattered
  2. intermittent
  3. sporadic
  4. on and off
  5. stop and go
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哩
lī · mile
啦
la · final particle of assertion
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1–1–1–1 · li1 li1 la1 la1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

li1 li1 laa1 laa1 · li4 li4 laa4 laa4

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li1 li1 laa1 laa1

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adj

  1. (colloquial) scattered; sporadic

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