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走線

简走线 · 繁走線

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu xiàn

(neologism, attested by 2021) (slang) to illegally migrate (esp. from China to the U.S. via Latin America through high-risk routes)
a route of such illegal migration

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–4 · zou3 xian4

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noun

route

verb

(Mainland China) to illegally emigrate from the Mainland to overseas
(Hong Kong, sports) to play passively so as to lose a match and avoid being eliminated by stronger teams

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