Chinese citations of 巴巴罾兒巴巴罾儿 (bābazèngr)

(figurative) ugly person

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  • 2004, 黎锦熙, ““巴”字十义及其复合词和成语”, in 《黎锦熙语言学论文集》, Beijing: 商务印书馆, →ISBN, page 268:
    没有一样儿不给买到了的。美丫儿对于王狗子自然格外欢迎啦。心想王狗子长的虽然“巴巴罾儿”似的,心眼儿倒是真不错。(《王狗子》,北京《国强报》)
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(figurative) something of bad quality

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  • 2004, 黎锦熙, ““巴”字十义及其复合词和成语”, in 《黎锦熙语言学论文集》, Beijing: 商务印书馆, →ISBN, page 268:
    弄得像“巴巴罾儿”似的。
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