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霹靂啪啦

简霹雳啪啦 · 繁霹靂啪啦

Mandarin · pinyin pī lì pā lā

see 噼里啪啦 pī li pā lā

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霹: pī · thunder, crashing thunder
靂: Look up this written character
啪: pā · syllable
啦: la · final particle of assertion
雳: lì · thunderclap, crashing thunder

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1–4–1–1 · pi1 li4 pa1 la1

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pik1 lik1 paak1 laa1

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adj

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 噼哩啪啦

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