期 期 艾 艾

qī qī ài àidictionary entry

stammering (idiom)

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Original source entry:

期期艾艾期期艾艾 [qi1 qi1 ai4 ai4] /stammering (idiom)/

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期
qī
period / cycle / a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qí]
期
qī
period / cycle / a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qí]
艾
ài
Chinese mugwort (Artemisia) / moxa / used in transliteration
yì
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Ài
surname Ai
艾
ài
Chinese mugwort (Artemisia) / moxa / used in transliteration
yì
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Ài
surname Ai

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