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Mandarin · pinyin chā huà

to interrupt (sb speaking)
interruption
digression

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插: chā · insert, stick into; plant
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–4 · cha1 hua4

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to interrupt; to cut in; to butt in; to chime in

noun

(intransitive) interruption; interjection; digression
(figurative) episode; interlude

verb

(Hokkien) to participate in a discussion; to discuss

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