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灌水

Mandarin · pinyin guàn shuǐ

to irrigate
to pour water into
to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping)
to cook the books
to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums

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灌: guàn · pour; water; irrigate, flood
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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4–3 · guan4 shui3

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to irrigate; to water
(intransitive, verb-object) to plump (meat)
(Internet, figurative) to (repeatedly) add meaningless words or phrases to message board posts; to shitpost

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