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此話怎講

简此话怎讲 · 繁此話怎講

Mandarin · pinyin cǐ huà zěn jiǎng

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此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
怎: zěn · what? why? how?
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话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
讲: jiǎng · explain; discuss; talk

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3–4–3–3 · ci3 hua4 zen3 jiang3

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