末位淘汰

Mandarin · pinyin mò wèi táo tài

Meanings

  1. sacking the worst-performing employee
  2. elimination of the worst-performing contestant
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末
mò · final, last, end; insignificant
位
wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
淘
táo · wash in a sieve; weed out
汰
tài · excessive; scour, wash out
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4–4–2–4 · mo4 wei4 tao2 tai4

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末位淘汰 · mo4 wei4 tao2 tai4
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Exact source record末位淘汰 末位淘汰 [mo4 wei4 tao2 tai4] /sacking the worst-performing employee/elimination of the worst-performing contestant/