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忙忙叨叨

Mandarin · pinyin máng mang dāo dāo

in a busy and hasty manner

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忙: máng · busy, pressed for time; hustling
叨: dāo · talkative; quarrelous

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2–5–1–1 · mang2 mang5 dao1 dao1

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mong4 mong4 tou1 tou1

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