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癟三

简瘪三 · 繁癟三

Mandarin · pinyin biē sān

(Wu dialect) bum
wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing

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三: sān · three
瘪: biě · shrivelled up, dried up; vexed

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1–1 · bie1 san1

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noun

(derogatory) wretched-looking jobless people, who make a living by begging or stealing; beggar; hooligan
(derogatory) idiot; moron

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