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七七八八

Mandarin · pinyin qī qī bā bā

almost
nearing completion
bits and piece
of all kinds

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七: qī · seven
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides

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1–1–1–1 · qi1 qi1 ba1 ba1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cat1 cat1 baat3 baat3

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adj

(colloquial) mixed; assorted; miscellaneous
(colloquial) almost complete

verb

(Hakka) to talk endlessly without getting to the point

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