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一遞一聲

简一递一声 · 繁一遞一聲

Mandarin · pinyin yī dì yī shēng

(of singers etc) one answering the other

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
递: dì · hand over, deliver; substitute
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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1–4–1–1 · yi1 di4 yi1 sheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 dai6 jat1 sing1

Cantonese word readings for 一遞一聲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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