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到手軟

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Mandarin · pinyin dào shǒu ruǎn

(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion

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到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
手: shǒu · hand
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软: ruǎn · soft, flexible, pliable; weak

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4–3–3 · dao4 shou3 ruan3

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