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少根筋

Mandarin · pinyin shǎo gēn jīn

(coll.) dim-witted
foolish
absent-minded

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少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
筋: jīn · muscles; tendons

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3–1–1 · shao3 gen1 jin1

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siu2 gan1 gan1

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