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哩哩啦啦

Mandarin · pinyin lī lī lā lā

scattered
intermittent
sporadic
on and off
stop and go

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哩: lī · mile
啦: la · final particle of assertion

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1–1–1–1 · li1 li1 la1 la1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

li1 li1 laa1 laa1 · li4 li4 laa4 laa4

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adj

(colloquial) scattered; sporadic

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