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聽岔

简听岔 · 繁聽岔

Mandarin · pinyin tīng chà

to mishear
to hear wrongly

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
岔: chà · diverge, branch off; fork in road
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply

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1–4 · ting1 cha4

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ting1 caa3

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

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