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喇叭

Mandarin · pinyin lǎ ba

horn (automobile etc)
loudspeaker
brass wind instrument
trumpet
suona 鎖吶 suǒ nà

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喇: lǎ · horn, bugle; lama; final particle
叭: bā · trumpet

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3–5 · la3 ba5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laa3 baa1

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noun

(music) horn; trumpet
(regional, music) suona
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 揚聲器／扬声器 (yángshēngqì, “loudspeaker; speaker; amplifier”).
(in automobiles etc.) horn
(figurative) gossiper; one who disseminates information unrestrainedly

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