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他們兩人之間的小...

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他們兩人之間的小玩笑

ta ˉ men˙ liangˇ renˊ zhi ˉ jian ˉ de˙ xiaoˇ wanˊ xiaoˋ

(It was a)

It was a little bit of a joke between the two of them

他們 taˉ men˙

(Their, Them, They)

They, Them, Their

他們兩人之間

taˉ men˙ liangˇ renˊ zhiˉ jianˉ

(Between, Between the)

Between the two of them, Between them

兩人 liangˇ renˊ

(Two of them)

The two of them

之間 zhiˉ jianˉ

(Among, Between)

Between, Among

的 de˙ diˋ diˊ

(Accurate, Clear, Distinct, Exact, Goal, Have, Proper, Target)

Have, Has, At That, (Di4), Clear, Distinct, Target, Goal, (Di2), Accurate, Exact, Proper, (De5)

小玩笑

xiaoˇ wanˊ xiaoˋ

(little bit of, small joke)

A small joke, A little bit of a joke

玩笑 wanˊ xiaoˋ

(Joke)

Joke

他

He, Her, Him, It, Other, Others, She, They

He, She, He, She, They, Him, Her, Other, Others, It

們

Plural, Pluralizer

Pluralizer, Plural persons, Plural Animal

兩

Both, Couple, Few, Ounce, Pair, Tael, Two

Two, 2, Both, Pair, Couple, A few, An Ounce, Tael, 50 Grams

人

Man, People, Person, Someone else

Man, Person, People, Someone Else

之

Arrive, Go, Her, Him, Leave, Them

Arrive, Go, Leave, Them, Him, Her

間

Among, Between, Crevice, Division, Gap, Interval, Room, Space

Space, Room, Between, Among, Interval of time, (Jian4), Division, Gap, Crevice

的

Accurate, Clear, Distinct, Exact, Goal, Have, Proper, Target

Have, Has, At That, (Di4), Clear, Distinct, Target, Goal, (Di2), Accurate, Exact, Proper, (De5)

小

Humble, Insignificant, Little, Minor, Prefix Used As, Small, Tiny, Young

Small, Little, Young, Tiny, Minor, Insignificant, Humble, Prefix Used As A Term Of Endearment

玩

Amuse, Antiques, Curios, Have fun, Joke, Learn, Play, Take things, Toy, Toy with, Toys

Have fun, Play, Toy, Toys, Amuse, Curios, Antiques, (Wan4), Joke, Toy with, Take things lightly, Learn

笑

Laugh, Laugh At, Smile

Smile, Laugh, Laugh At

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