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打電話

简打电话 · 繁打電話

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ diàn huà

to make a telephone call

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
電: Look up this written character
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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3–4–4 · da3 dian4 hua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa1 din6 waa2 · daa2 din6 waa2

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verb

(verb-object) to make a telephone call

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