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跑跑顛顛

简跑跑颠颠 · 繁跑跑顛顛

Mandarin · pinyin pǎo pǎo diān diān

to work hectically
to be on the go
to run around attending to various tasks

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跑: pǎo · run, flee, leave in hurry
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颠: diān · top, peak, summit; upset

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3–3–1–1 · pao3 pao3 dian1 dian1

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paau2 paau2 din1 din1

Cantonese word readings for 跑跑顛顛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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