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呼來喝去

简呼来喝去 · 繁呼來喝去

Mandarin · pinyin hū lái hè qù

to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
always bossing people around

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呼: hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
喝: hē · drink; shout, call out
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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1–2–4–4 · hu1 lai2 he4 qu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3

Cantonese word readings for 呼來喝去. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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