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閉上嘴巴

简闭上嘴巴 · 繁閉上嘴巴

Mandarin · pinyin bì shang zuǐ bā

Shut up!

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閉: Look up this written character
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
闭: bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up

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4–5–3–1 · bi4 shang5 zui3 ba1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bai3 soeng5 zeoi2 baa1

Cantonese word readings for 閉上嘴巴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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