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  • Some of the borrowed words are formed with combinations of sounds and meaning: car ka che: ka repeats the sound of car, and che means ` carriage 'card ka pian: ka imitates the sound; pian means ` piece,' or ` page, 'or ` card' carbine kabin qiang: kabin imitates the sound of combine; qiang means ` gun 'rifle laifu qiang; laifu imitates the sound of rifle butter baituo you: baituo imitates the sound; you means ` oil' or ` grease 'beer pi jiu; pi imitates the sound; jiu means

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3 1993

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