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疊
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叠
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Jyutping
dip6 zi6
Pinyin
dié zì
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
reduplication; reiterative locution; repetition of characters
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
reiterative locution; words composed of reduplicated monosyllables
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
加咗叠字,语气真系立时间唔同咗。
加咗疊字,語氣真係立時間唔同咗。
gaa1 zo2 dip6 zi6, jyu5 hei3 zan1 hai6 lap6 si4 gaan1 m4 tung4 zo2.
With duplicated words added, the tone sounds different at once.