呱呱坠地

Traditional: 呱呱墜地

gū gū zhuì dì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born

What does 呱呱坠地 mean?

呱呱坠地 (gū gū zhuì dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born

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呱gūused in 呱呱[gu1 gu1] · Taiwan pr. [wa1]坠zhuìto fall · to drop 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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呱呱坠地

gū gū zhuì dì

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