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垃圾桶

Mandarin · pinyin lā jī tǒng

rubbish bin
trash can
garbage can
Taiwan pr. lè sè tǒng

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垃: lā · garbage, refuse, waste
圾: jī · garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
桶: tǒng · pail, bucket, tub; cask, keg

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1–1–3 · la1 ji1 tong3

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laap6 saap3 tung2

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noun

garbage can; rubbish bin (waste receptacle) (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
(figuratively) someone who people commonly go to to talk about their problems; agony aunt

name

(Hong Kong, slang) nickname for Lau Kong-wah (born 1957), Hong Kong politician

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