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咳嗽
ké sou
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- pinyin
- ké sou
- simplified
- 咳嗽
- traditional
- 咳嗽
1 · verb
cough
喉部受刺激时突然用力呼气并发声。
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He suddenly coughed during the recording and had to record the opening again.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
录音时他突然咳嗽了一声，只好重录开头。
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Mandarin reading: ké sou.
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