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牙斬斬

ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2

to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)

Level: 3

牙斬斬

牙 ngaa4 ya2 - teeth, tooth
斬 zaam2 zhan4 zhan3 - chop, cut; blink one's eyes
斬 zaam2 zhan4 zhan3 - chop, cut; blink one's eyes

This word was added by bybell on 7th Nov 2007

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