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來事

简来事 · 繁來事

Mandarin · pinyin lái shì

(coll.) (esp. after 會 huì) to be socially adept; to know how to handle people

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來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–4 · lai2 shi4

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verb

(Mandarin, colloquial) to know how to deal with people
(colloquial, euphemistic) to be on one's period

adj

(Northern Wu) OK; alright
(Northern Wu) capable; competant

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