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夾七夾八

简夹七夹八 · 繁夾七夾八

Mandarin · pinyin jiā qī jiā bā

completely mixed up
in a muddle

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七: qī · seven
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
夹: jiā · be wedged or inserted between

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1–1–1–1 · jia1 qi1 jia1 ba1

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gaap3 cat1 gaap3 baat3

Cantonese word readings for 夾七夾八. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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