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Mandarin · pinyin pěng gén

straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲 duì kǒu xiàng shēng)
(of a straight man) to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏 dòu gén

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捧: pěng · hold up in two hands
哏: gén · something funny

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3–2 · peng3 gen2

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