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強辯到底

简强辩到底 · 繁強辯到底

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng biàn dào dǐ

to argue endlessly
to try to have the last word

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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
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到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss

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3–4–4–3 · qiang3 bian4 dao4 di3

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koeng5 bin6 dou3 dai2

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