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嘰嘰喳喳

简叽叽喳喳 · 繁嘰嘰喳喳

Mandarin · pinyin jī jī zhā zhā

(onom.) chirp
twitter
buzzing
to chatter continuously

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嘰: Look up this written character
喳: zhā · whispering
叽: jī · sigh in disapproval; take small

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1–1–1–1 · ji1 ji1 zha1 zha1

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gei1 gei1 zaa1 zaa1

Cantonese word readings for 嘰嘰喳喳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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