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巴剎

简巴刹 · 繁巴剎

Mandarin · pinyin bā shā

bazaar (loanword)
Taiwan pr. bā chà

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
剎: Look up this written character
刹: shā · temple, shrine, monastery

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1–1 · ba1 sha1

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noun

(chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia; Xiamen, Quanzhou, Kinmenese and Zhangzhou Hokkien; Teochew) market; bazaar (especially for groceries) (Classifier: 個／个 mn-t)

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