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歐咪呀給

简欧咪呀给 · 繁歐咪呀給

Mandarin · pinyin ōu mī yā gěi

(Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (loanword from Japanese "omiyage")

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歐: Look up this written character
咪: mī · sound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!
呀: ya · particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis; (Cant.) slurred form of the number ten
給: gěi · give; by, for
欧: ōu · translit.: Europe; ohm; surname
给: gěi · give; by, for

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1–1–1–3 · ou1 mi1 ya1 gei3

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