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壓垮

简压垮 · 繁壓垮

Mandarin · pinyin yā kuǎ

to cause sth to collapse under the weight
(fig.) to overwhelm

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壓: Look up this written character
垮: kuǎ · be defeated, fail, collapse
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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1–3 · ya1 kua3

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verb

(literal, figurative) to collapse under pressure

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