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王炸

Mandarin · pinyin wáng zhà

both jokers, the unbeatable play in the card game "dou dizhu" 鬥地主 dòu dì zhǔ
(fig.) powerful move that stuns everyone; a total game-changer

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
炸: zhà · to fry in oil; to scald; to explode

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noun · Etymology 1

(dou dizhu) "king bomb"; a pair of jokers, which can beat everything in the game
(figurative, slang) unbeatable play; trump card

name · Etymology 2

(～村) a village in Shiyuetian, Changjiang, Hainan, China

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