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棒讀

简棒读 · 繁棒讀

Mandarin · pinyin bàng dú

(slang) to read or speak in a flat, emotionless manner (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 棒読み "bōyomi")

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棒: bàng · stick, club, truncheon; hit
讀: dú · read, study; pronounce
读: dú · read, study; pronounce

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4–2 · bang4 du2

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noun

(ACG) reading in a monotone voice

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