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語流

简语流 · 繁語流

Mandarin · pinyin yǔ liú

(linguistics) flow of speech

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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3–2 · yu3 liu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu5 lau4

Cantonese word readings for 語流. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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