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嘚

Mandarin · pinyin dē#

(onom.) for the sound of horsehoofs

Mandarin · pinyin dè#

used in 嘚瑟 dè se

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

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character · Etymology 2

(onomatopoeia) clip-clop
(dialect) (used in 嘚嘚, 嘚啵 and 嘚啵嘚) to talk on; to chatter; to be excessively talkative
(dialect, slang) used in 嘚兒／嘚儿

character · Etymology 3

Sound to urge a donkey or mule forward.

character · Etymology 5

used in 嘚瑟

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