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打哈欠

daa2 haa1 him3

da3 ha1 qian4

to yawn, yawning [粵]: 打喊露 , 打喊路

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

打哈欠

This word was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2008

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打 daa2 daa1 da3 da2 - hit; strike | dozen
哈 haa1 haa5 ha4 he1 ha1 ka1 sha4 - the sound of hearty laughter
欠 him3 qian4 - to owe; deficient; lacking

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