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拍謝

简拍谢 · 繁拍謝

Mandarin · pinyin pāi xiè

(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry; apologetic; embarrassed; shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. pháinn-sè) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 in Mandarin)

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拍: pāi · clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
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谢: xiè · thank; decline

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1–4 · pai1 xie4

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(Taiwanese Mandarin, chiefly Internet slang) sorry

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