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傍大款

Mandarin · pinyin bàng dà kuǎn

to live off a rich man

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傍: bàng · by side of, beside, near, close
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
款: kuǎn · item, article; clause; fund

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4–4–3 · bang4 da4 kuan3

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verb

(colloquial) to live off a moneybags; (of a girl) to find a sugar daddy

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