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打入冷宮

简打入冷宫 · 繁打入冷宮

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ rù lěng gōng

(idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
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宫: gōng · palace

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3–4–3–1 · da3 ru4 leng3 gong1

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