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垂死掙扎

简垂死挣扎 · 繁垂死掙扎

Mandarin · pinyin chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle
final struggle (idiom)

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垂: chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
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扎: zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
挣: zhēng · strive, endeavor, struggle

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2–3–1–2 · chui2 si3 zheng1 zha2

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seoi4 sei2 zang1 zaat3

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