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抽風

简抽风 · 繁抽風

Mandarin · pinyin chōu fēng

to ventilate
to induce a draft
spasm
convulsion

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抽: chōu · draw out, pull out; sprout
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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1–1 · chou1 feng1

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verb

(medicine) to have convulsions
(colloquial) to lose the plot; to be crazy
to pump air

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