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巴掌

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bā zhang

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Definitions

  1. 1. palm of the hand
  2. 2. classifier: slap

Words Containing 巴掌

一个巴掌拍不响
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)

打一巴掌,给个甜枣
dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo

lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)

Child Words of 巴掌

掌
zhǎng

palm of the hand

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