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嘗糞

简尝粪 · 繁嘗糞

Mandarin · pinyin cháng fèn

to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety)
to suck up to sb; to kiss ass

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糞: Look up this written character
尝: cháng · taste; experience, experiment
粪: fèn · manure, dung, excrement, night soil

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2–4 · chang2 fen4

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soeng4 fan3

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