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磕磕巴巴

Mandarin · pinyin kē kē bā bā

Meanings

  1. stammering
  2. stuttering
  3. not speaking fluently
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磕
kē · hit; collide, knock into; sound
巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
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1–1–1–1 · ke1 ke1 ba1 ba1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hap6 hap6 baa1 baa1

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hap6 hap6 baa1 baa1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to stutter; to stammer

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