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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| taam4 wa2, wa6 | taam4 waa2, waa6 | talk / conversation |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| taam4 | taam4 | to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss / surname tan | ||
| wa2, wa6 | waa2, waa6 | dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
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| Simplified | Pinyin | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 次 | ci4 | actions, occurrences, times |
They were too distantly seated for any conversation.
The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.
The talk was virulently hostile to the leadership.
In the play, talk is the sublimation of erotic attraction.
She sat silently, flinging the odd word into the conversation from time to time.
As he talked, an airforce jet screamed over the town.
By common consent their talk avoided the reason for their being there at all.
She believes these talks will be the start of a constructive and mean-ingful dialogue.
