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ɭɯ˧ b ɭɯ˧˥ a

ɭɯ˧ b classifier Tone: Mb. clf .generic . 量词 .粒/个 . classifier. ɕi˧ ɖɯ˧-ɭɯ˧ | a grain of rice 一粒米 hõ˧-ɭɯ˥ eight grains 八粒 ɖɯ˧-ɭɯ˧ hwæ˧-mɤ˧-ɖo˧! | le˧-qʰwæ˧-kv˥! Don't buy just one / Don't buy a single one: it would break! (Explanation: objects must be bought by pairs: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10..., not by sets of odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9...), otherwise it bears ill luck and the objects get broken or lost) 不要（只）买一个！会碎的！（东西要一对一对买：2、4、6、8、10……，单数不吉利，东西会碎的。） ʈʂʰɯ˧ | zo˧hṽ˥ | dʑɤ˩-ɭɯ˥ dʑo˩! She has a really pretty child! (Context: the main consultant had a polite conversation with a neighbour who had a lovely grandson; later on, she told me: "She has a really pretty child!") 她有个很漂亮的孩子！ ɭɯ˧˥ a classifier Tone: MHa. clf .clothes . 量词 .件 . classifier. ʈʰæ˧qʰwɤ˧ ɖɯ˧-ɭɯ˧˥ a skirt 一件裙子 bɑ˩lɑ˩˥ | ɖɯ˧-ɭɯ˧˥ | a piece of clothing; a shirt 一件衣服 *dʑi˧hṽ˥$+ɖɯ˧-ɭɯ˧˥ This classifier cannot combine with /dʑi˧hṽ˥$/, which takes /ɖɯ˧-dzi˩/ as its classifier. （这个量词不能与/dʑi˧hṽ˥$/结合。）