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意淫

Mandarin · pinyin yì yín

to fantasize; (esp.) to have a sexual fantasy about (sb)

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意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
淫: yín · obscene, licentious, lewd

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4–2 · yi4 yin2

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ji3 jam4

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verb

(derogatory) to fantasize (about sexual acts)
(derogatory, by extension) to make up (e.g. an unrealistic fantasy)

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