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拼命討好

简拼命讨好 · 繁拼命討好

Mandarin · pinyin pīn mìng tǎo hǎo

to throw oneself at sb or sth
to bend over backwards to help

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拼: pīn · join together, link, incorporate
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
讨: tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry

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1–4–3–3 · pin1 ming4 tao3 hao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping3 ming6 tou2 hou2

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