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拖垮

Mandarin · pinyin tuō kuǎ

to drag down; to bring down

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拖: tuō · drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
垮: kuǎ · be defeated, fail, collapse

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1–3 · tuo1 kua3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

to1 kwaa1

Cantonese word readings for 拖垮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to drag down; to drag or force (someone) into a bad situation or condition
to tire out; to exhaust

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