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喝掛

简喝挂 · 繁喝掛

Mandarin · pinyin hē guà

(coll.) to get drunk
to get hammered

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喝: hē · drink; shout, call out
掛: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
挂: guà · hang, suspend; suspense

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1–4 · he1 gua4

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hot3 gwaa3

Cantonese word readings for 喝掛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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