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壁咚
Mandarin · pinyin bì dōng
Meanings
- (slang) to kabedon; to corner (sb in whom one has a romantic interest) against a wall (loanword from Japanese 壁ドン "kabedon")
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4–1 · bi4 dong1
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bik1 dung1
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verb
- (neologism, colloquial, usually of a man towards a woman) to put one's hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with the arm and preventing someone from moving
noun
- (neologism, colloquial, usually of a man towards a woman) the act of putting one's hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with the arm and preventing someone from moving
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