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勞勞叨叨

简劳劳叨叨 · 繁勞勞叨叨

Mandarin · pinyin láo lao dāo dāo

variant of 嘮嘮叨叨 láo lao dāo dāo

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叨: dāo · talkative; quarrelous
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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2–5–1–1 · lao2 lao5 dao1 dao1

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