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拋家棄子

简抛家弃子 · 繁拋家棄子

Mandarin · pinyin pāo jiā qì zǐ

(of a parent) to abandon one's family

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
棄: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
抛: pāo · throw (away)
弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard

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1–1–4–3 · pao1 jia1 qi4 zi3

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