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哪兒的話

简哪儿的话 · 繁哪兒的話

Mandarin · pinyin nǎ r de huà

(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)
don't mention it

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哪: nǎ · which? where? how?
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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3–5–5–4 · na3 r5 de5 hua4

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