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下三爛

简下三烂 · 繁下三爛

Mandarin · pinyin xià sān làn

variant of 下三濫 xià sān làn

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
三: sān · three
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烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed

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4–1–4 · xia4 san1 lan4

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adj

base; crude; low; despicable

noun

wastrel; bum; good-for-nothing
whore; slut; floozy

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