消消停停

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo xiāo tíng tíng

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  1. intermittently
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消
xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
停
tíng · stop, suspend, delay; suitable
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1–1–2–2 · xiao1 xiao1 ting2 ting2

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siu1 siu1 ting4 ting4

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