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囊揣

Mandarin · pinyin nāng chuài

variant of 囊膪 nāng chuài

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囊: náng · bag, purse, sack; put in bag
揣: chuāi · put things under clothes

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1–4 · nang1 chuai4

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adj

weak; cowardly; feeble; flabby

noun

(Mainland China) alternative form of 囊膪 (“fatty pork near the pig's nipples”)

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