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嘮嘮叨叨

简唠唠叨叨 · 繁嘮嘮叨叨

Mandarin · pinyin láo lao dāo dāo

to chatter
to babble

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叨: dāo · talkative; quarrelous
唠: láo · chat, jaw, gossip, talk

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2–5–1–1 · lao2 lao5 dao1 dao1

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lou4 lou4 dou1 dou1

Cantonese word readings for 嘮嘮叨叨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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