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罷了

简罢了 · 繁罷了

Mandarin · pinyin bà le#

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

Mandarin · pinyin bà liǎo#

a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)

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罷: bà · cease, finish, stop; give up
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
罢: bà · cease, finish, stop; give up

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4–5 · ba4 le5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baa6 liu5

Cantonese word readings for 罷了. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to let pass

particle

(at the end of a phrase) that's all; only; (there's) nothing more (to it)

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