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"roman": "gat⁶ ngo⁵ di¹ hing¹ dai⁶, keoi⁵ dou¹ kaai¹ kaai¹ dei² ge³.",
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"text": "詰我啲兄弟，佢都kai kai地嘅。",
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"roman": "gat⁶ ngo⁵ di¹ hing¹ dai⁶, keoi⁵ dou¹ kaai¹ kaai¹ dei² ge³.",
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"text": "诘我啲兄弟，佢都kai kai地嘅。",
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"zh-pron": "kāai"
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"roman": "gat⁶ ngo⁵ di¹ hing¹ dai⁶, keoi⁵ dou¹ kaai¹ kaai¹ dei² ge³.",
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"Jyutping",
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"zh-pron": "kai¹"
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],
"word": "kai"
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Download raw JSONL data for kai meaning in Chinese (3.4kB)
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