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有一句沒一句

简有一句没一句 · 繁有一句沒一句

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu yī jù méi yī jù

to speak one minute and be quiet the next

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
句: jù · sentence
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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3–1–4–2–1–4 · you3 yi1 ju4 mei2 yi1 ju4

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jau5 jat1 geoi3 mut6 jat1 geoi3

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