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駁倒

简驳倒 · 繁駁倒

Mandarin · pinyin bó dǎo

to refute
to demolish (an argument, theory etc)

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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
驳: bó · varicolored, variegated; mixed

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2–3 · bo2 dao3

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bok3 dou2

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to defeat in a debate; to outargue; to demolish an argument

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