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爛崽

简烂崽 · 繁爛崽

Mandarin · pinyin làn zǎi

(dialect) hooligan; low-life

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崽: zǎi · a child, a servant; a diminutive
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed

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4–3 · lan4 zai3

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laan6 zoi2

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