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啪

Mandarin · pinyin pā

(onom.) bang
pop
pow

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啪: pā · syllable

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1 · pa1

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paa1 · paak1

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(onomatopoeia) pop; pow
(neologism, slang) synonym of 啪啪啪 (pāpāpā, “plap; to have sex”)
(Cantonese) to take (a medicine or drug)
(Cantonese) to eat quickly
(Cantonese) to break apart something in a snappy manner
(Cantonese) to make a snapping sound

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(Cantonese, slang) to execute by firing squad

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