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真肯定句

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn kěn dìng jù

true affirmative (TA)

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真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
肯: kěn · willing; consent to, permit
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
句: jù · sentence

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1–3–4–4 · zhen1 ken3 ding4 ju4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zan1 hang2 ding6 geoi3

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