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Mandarin · pinyin cǎo cǎo shōu bīng
Meanings
- to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- half-baked
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3–3–1–1 · cao3 cao3 shou1 bing1
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cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1
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