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哭哭啼啼

huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4

ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2

to whimper, blubber

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 244,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

哭哭啼啼

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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哭 huk1 ku1 - cry
哭 huk1 ku1 - cry
啼 tai4 ti2 xin1 - to cry (especially birds)
啼 tai4 ti2 xin1 - to cry (especially birds)

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