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磨磨蹭蹭

Mandarin · pinyin mó mó cèng cèng

Meanings

  1. to dillydally
  2. slow-going
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磨
mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
蹭
cèng · to shuffle, procrastinate, dilly-dally
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2–2–4–4 · mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mo4 mo4 sang3 sang3

Cantonese word readings for 磨磨蹭蹭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mo4 mo4 sang3 sang3

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verb

  1. to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally

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