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滿口之乎者也

简满口之乎者也 · 繁滿口之乎者也

Mandarin · pinyin mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě

mouth full of literary phrases
to spout the classics

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
乎: hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
也: yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–3–1–1–3–3 · man3 kou3 zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3

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mun5 hau2 zi1 fu4 ze2 jaa5

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