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廢物點心

简废物点心 · 繁廢物點心

Mandarin · pinyin fèi wù diǎn xin

(coll.) a good-for-nothing; a loser

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廢: Look up this written character
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
废: fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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4–4–3–5 · fei4 wu4 dian3 xin5

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noun

(dialectal, derogatory) useless person; mentally retarded person

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