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做廳長

简做厅长 · 繁做廳長

Mandarin · pinyin zuò tīng zhǎng

(jocular) to sleep on the couch; to sleep in the living room

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做: zuò · work, make; act
廳: Look up this written character
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
厅: tīng · hall, central room
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–1–3 · zuo4 ting1 zhang3

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zou6 teng1 zoeng2

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