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夾娃娃

简夹娃娃 · 繁夾娃娃

Mandarin · pinyin jiā wá wa

(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)

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娃: wá · baby; doll; pretty girl
夹: jiā · be wedged or inserted between

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1–2–5 · jia1 wa2 wa5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gep6 waa1 waa1

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verb

to play a claw crane
(Taiwan, dysphemistic, slang) to induce an abortion; to commit foeticide

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