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聽說

简听说 · 繁聽說

Mandarin · pinyin tīng shuō

to hear (sth said)
one hears (that)
hearsay
listening and speaking

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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1–1 · ting1 shuo1

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ting3 syut3

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

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verb

(literally) to listen and speak
to hear it said that; to hear tell
(colloquial) to be obedient

noun

hearsay

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