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再衰三竭

Mandarin · pinyin zài shuāi sān jié

weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
on one's last legs

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再: zài · again, twice, re-
衰: shuāi · decline, falter, decrease; weaken
三: sān · three
竭: jié · put forth great effort; exhaust

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4–1–1–2 · zai4 shuai1 san1 jie2

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