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廢銅爛鐵

简废铜烂铁 · 繁廢銅爛鐵

Mandarin · pinyin fèi tóng làn tiě

scrap metal
a pile of junk

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废: fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard
铜: tóng · copper, brass, bronze
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed
铁: tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm

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4–2–4–3 · fei4 tong2 lan4 tie3

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fai3 tung4 laan6 tit3

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noun

(idiomatic) metal scrap; useless rusty metal objects
(idiomatic, by extension) anything that is broken and useless; junk

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