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狗仔

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu zǎi

paparazzi

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狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
仔: zǐ · small thing, child; young animal

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3–3 · gou3 zai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau2 zai2

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noun

(chiefly Cantonese, Southern Min) puppy (Classifier: 隻／只 c mn)
(Northern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) dog (Classifier: 隻／只 h mn; 條／条 h)
stalker; paparazzi

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