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拿架子

Mandarin · pinyin ná jià zi

to throw one's weight around
to put on airs

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拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
架: jià · rack, stand, prop; prop up
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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2–4–5 · na2 jia4 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

naa4 gaa3 zi2

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