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扒拉

Mandarin · pinyin bā la#

(coll.) to push lightly
to flick to one side
to get rid of

Mandarin · pinyin pá la#

(coll.) to push food from one's bowl into one's mouth with chopsticks (usu. hurriedly)

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扒: bā · scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen

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1–5 · ba1 la5

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verb

(colloquial) to push lightly
(colloquial) to remove; to dismiss

verb

(dialectal) to convey food to one's mouth with chopsticks

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