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擼鐵

简撸铁 · 繁擼鐵

Mandarin · pinyin lū tiě

(coll.) to pump iron
to work out

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撸: lū · (dialect) to grasp (sth long or cylindrical) and slide the hand up or down; (dialect) to fire (an employee); (dialect) to reprimand
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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1–3 · lu1 tie3

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verb

(slang) to pump iron

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