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魚腩

简鱼腩 · 繁魚腩

Mandarin · pinyin yú nǎn

soft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy)
(fig.) (sports) weak team; pushover; minnow

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
腩: nǎn · (Cant.) fatty meat on a cow's belly; abdomen; to boil meat
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–3 · yu2 nan3

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jyu4 naam5

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noun

fish belly
(figurative) underdog

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