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催生

Mandarin · pinyin cuī shēng

to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby
(obstetrics) to induce labor
to expedite childbirth
(fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence

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催: cuī · press, urge
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth

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1–1 · cui1 sheng1

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ceoi1 saang1

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verb

(obstetrics) synonym of 催產 /催产 (cuīchǎn, “to induce labour”)
to urge (one's child) to have children soon
(figurative) to produce; to engender; to come into being; to form; to exert; to generate

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