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爬牆

简爬墙 · 繁爬牆

Mandarin · pinyin pá qiáng

to climb a wall
(fig.) to be unfaithful

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爬: pá · crawl, creep; climb; scramble
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墙: qiáng · wall

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2–2 · pa2 qiang2

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