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揪鬥

简揪斗 · 繁揪鬥

Mandarin · pinyin jiū dòu

to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)

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揪: jiū · grasp with hand, pinch
鬥: Look up this written character
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii

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1–4 · jiu1 dou4

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zau1 dau3

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