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有一搭沒一搭

简有一搭没一搭 · 繁有一搭沒一搭

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu yī dā méi yī dā

unimportant
perfunctory
indifferent
(of conversation) idly

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
搭: dā · join together, attach to; add to
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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3–1–1–2–1–1 · you3 yi1 da1 mei2 yi1 da1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 jat1 daap3 mut6 jat1 daap3

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(idiomatic) think of something to say without paying much heed to what one is saying

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