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打啞謎

简打哑谜 · 繁打啞謎

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ yǎ mí

to talk in riddles

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
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謎: Look up this written character
哑: yǎ · dumb, mute; become hoarse
谜: mí · riddle, conundrum; puzzle

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3–3–2 · da3 ya3 mi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 aa2 mai4

Cantonese word readings for 打啞謎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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