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拆家

Mandarin · pinyin chāi jiā

(slang) low-level drug dealer
(slang) (of a pet) to wreck the house (scattering trash, chewing on furniture etc)

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拆: chāi · to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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1–1 · chai1 jia1

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caak3 gaa1

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noun

(informal) street-level drug dealer

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