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回話

简回话 · 繁回話

Mandarin · pinyin huí huà

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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2–4 · hui2 hua4

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noun

reply; answer

verb

to reply; to get back to; to answer
(Mainland China Hokkien) to relay a message; to pass on a message

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