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怕怕
paa3*2 paa3 |
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afraid, very scared For reduplicated adjectives, the first syllable is regularly raised to Tone 2 to mean "very (or really)". Ex: 圓圓 [jyun42 jyun4] very round, 熱熱 [jit62 jit6] very hot, 怕怕 [paa32 paa3] very scared. Refer to 廣州話方言詞典 (p.292) for details.
Level: 2 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps怕 paa3 - fear; dread; afraid of; perhaps |
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