屢出狂言

简 屡出狂言 · 繁 屢出狂言
Mandarin · pinyin lǚ chū kuáng yán

Meanings

  1. repeated gaffes
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屢
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
狂
kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
屡
lǚ · frequently, often, again and again
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Mandarin tones

3–1–2–2 · lu:3 chu1 kuang2 yan2

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leoi5 ceot1 kwong4 jin4

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