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“Stiff delivery” in Japanese

Short answer
棒読み bouyomi ぼーよみ

Stiff delivery in Japanese is “棒読み” (bouyomi). Full meaning: reading in a monotone, stiff delivery, wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese.

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