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落忍

Mandarin · pinyin lào rěn

(coll.) (usu. in the negative) to be able to bear (doing sth); to feel it is acceptable
(Tw) to feel one cannot bear it; to feel bad about (doing sth)

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
忍: rěn · endure, bear, suffer; forbear

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4–3 · lao4 ren3

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