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講話

简讲话 · 繁講話

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎng huà

a speech
to speak
to talk
to address
Classifier: 個 gè

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講: Look up this written character
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
讲: jiǎng · explain; discuss; talk
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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3–4 · jiang3 hua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gong2 waa6

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verb

(verb-object) to talk; to speak
(verb-object) to make a speech; to give an address or talk

noun

speech; address; talk (Classifier: 篇 m; 次 m; 番 m)
(in book titles) guide; introduction

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