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地雷

Mandarin · pinyin dì léi

land mine (Classifier: 顆 kē)
(fig.) sore point; weak spot

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
雷: léi · thunder

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4–2 · di4 lei2

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dei6 leoi4

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noun

land mine
(figurative) taboo
(slang) "land mine", used in metaphor for a person (especially a girl) who turns out to be troublesome and unstable as a romantic relationship progresses; and also associated with a fashion of black cutesy clothing with pink highlights.

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