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敗興

简败兴 · 繁敗興

Mandarin · pinyin bài xìng

disappointed

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興: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail
兴: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish

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4–4 · bai4 xing4

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verb

to put a damper on things; to be disappointed

adj

(regional) out of luck; in an unlucky situation

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