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甜得發膩

简甜得发腻 · 繁甜得發膩

Mandarin · pinyin tián de fā nì

lovey-dovey
cloying
sugary

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甜: tián · sweet, sweetness
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
腻: nì · greasy, oily, dirty; smooth

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2–5–1–4 · tian2 de5 fa1 ni4

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tim4 dak1 faat3 nei6

Cantonese word readings for 甜得發膩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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