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特指問句

简特指问句 · 繁特指問句

Mandarin · pinyin tè zhǐ wèn jù

(linguistics) wh-question

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特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
問: wèn · ask (about), inquire after
句: jù · sentence
问: wèn · ask about, inquire after

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4–3–4–4 · te4 zhi3 wen4 ju4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dak6 zi2 man6 geoi3

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