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三小

Mandarin · pinyin sān xiǎo

(Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. siánn-siâ, equivalent to Mandarin 什麼 shén me)

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三: sān · three
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant

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1–3 · san1 xiao3

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saam1 siu2

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(Taiwanese Mandarin, slightly vulgar) what the hell

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