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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "pēi",
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"strong"
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"word": "呸"
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"word": "ba"
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"sense": "expressing contempt",
"word": "boh"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "ba",
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"word": "μπα"
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"word": "atā"
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"lang": "Maori",
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"sense": "expressing contempt",
"word": "aeha"
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"word": "bah"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
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"sense": "expressing contempt",
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"word": "ora bolas"
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