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吧嗒

Mandarin · pinyin bā da

(onom.) patter, splatter, click
to smack one's lips
to pull (on a pipe)

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吧: ba · emphatic final particle
嗒: dā · absent-minded

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1–5 · ba1 da5

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adv

(onomatopoeia) click; drip

verb

to smack one's lips (in surprise, alarm, etc.)
(dialectal) to pull at (a pipe, etc.)

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