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脫滑

简脱滑 · 繁脫滑

Mandarin · pinyin tuō huá

to shirk
to try to get off work
to slide on the job

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脫: Look up this written character
滑: huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished
脱: tuō · take off

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1–2 · tuo1 hua2

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tyut3 waat6

Cantonese word readings for 脫滑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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