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諧談

简谐谈 · 繁諧談

Mandarin · pinyin xié tán

joking
humorous talk

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談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
谐: xié · harmonize, agree; joke, jest
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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2–2 · xie2 tan2

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