吃拿卡要

Mandarin · pinyin chī ná qiǎ yào

Meanings

  1. dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes
  2. all kinds of abuse of power
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吃
chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
拿
ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
卡
kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
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1–2–3–4 · chi1 na2 qia3 yao4

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hek3 naa4 kaat1 jiu3

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吃拿卡要 · chi1 na2 qia3 yao4
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Exact source record吃拿卡要 吃拿卡要 [chi1 na2 qia3 yao4] /dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes/all kinds of abuse of power/