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開小會

简开小会 · 繁開小會

Mandarin · pinyin kāi xiǎo huì

to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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1–3–4 · kai1 xiao3 hui4

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hoi1 siu2 wui2

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