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穿幫

简穿帮 · 繁穿幫

Mandarin · pinyin chuān bāng

(TV or movie) blooper
continuity error
(theater) to flub one's lines
unintended exposure of a body part
to be exposed (of a scheme or trick)
to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue
to blow one's cover

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穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
幫: bāng · to help, assist; to defend; shoe upper
帮: bāng · help, assist; defend; shoe upper

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1–1 · chuan1 bang1

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cyun1 bong1

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verb

(colloquial) to let something slip; to inadvertently reveal something one intended to conceal; to be exposed

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