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挨延

Mandarin · pinyin ái yán

to delay; to procrastinate; to play for time

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挨: āi · near, close by, next to, towards, against; to wait; to lean on
延: yán · delay, postpone, defer

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2–2 · ai2 yan2

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verb

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

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