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胡攪蠻纏
简 胡搅蛮缠 · 繁 胡攪蠻纏Mandarin · pinyin hú jiǎo mán chán
Meanings
- (idiom) to pester endlessly
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2–3–2–2 · hu2 jiao3 man2 chan2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4
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wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to pester somebody endlessly; to be unreasonable; to plague somebody with unreasonable demands; to argue tediously and vexatiously
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