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撐死

简撑死 · 繁撐死

Mandarin · pinyin chēng sǐ

full to the point of bursting
(coll.) at most

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
撑: chēng · prop up, support; brace

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1–3 · cheng1 si3

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verb

to eat oneself to death (usually in exaggerations)
(figurative) to make (someone) obtain maximal profit

adv

(colloquial) at best; at most

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