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白托

Mandarin · pinyin bái tuō

day care for the elderly (abbr. of 白天托管 bái tiān tuō guǎn)
to be blinded by greed
swindler (homonym of 拜託 bài tuō)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on

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2–1 · bai2 tuo1

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baak6 tok3

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