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拗口令

Mandarin · pinyin ào kǒu lìng

tongue twister

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拗: ào · to pull, drag, break off, to pluck (a flower); bent, warped; perverse, obstinate
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
令: lìng · command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause

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4–3–4 · ao4 kou3 ling4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aau3 hau2 ling6

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noun

tongue-twister

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