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母湯

简母汤 · 繁母湯

Mandarin · pinyin mǔ tāng

(Tw) (slang) don't; must not; won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. m̄-thang, similar to Mandarin 不要 bù yào or 不行 bù xíng)

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母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
湯: Look up this written character
汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth

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3–1 · mu3 tang1

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noun · Etymology 1

(Taiwanese Hokkien) soup or broth used for cooking

adj · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) unacceptable; especially for something lewd
(Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) bad

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