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嘖嘖稱奇

简啧啧称奇 · 繁嘖嘖稱奇

Mandarin · pinyin zé zé chēng qí

to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
to be astonished

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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
啧: zé · interjection of approval or admiration
称: chēng · call; name, brand; address; say

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2–2–1–2 · ze2 ze2 cheng1 qi2

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zik1 zik1 cing1 kei4

Cantonese word readings for 嘖嘖稱奇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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