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跑堂
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pǎotáng
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waiter (old)
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2
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儿
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r
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- non-syllabic diminutive suffix
- retroflex final
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3
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的
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de
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- of; ~'s (possessive particle)
- (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
- also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
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