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掠賣

简掠卖 · 繁掠賣

Mandarin · pinyin lüè mài

to press-gang sb and sell into slavery

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掠: lüè · rob, ransack, plunder; pass by
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卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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4–4 · lu:e4 mai4

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