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嘚啵

Mandarin · pinyin dē bo

(coll.) to run off at the mouth
to jabber on

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嘚: dē · dēi · (onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs; used in 嘚瑟[de4 se5]
啵: bo · bō · phonetic

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1–5 · de1 bo5

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