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挽尊

Mandarin · pinyin wǎn zūn

(neologism) (slang) to salvage a bit of dignity (abbr. for 挽回尊嚴 wǎn huí zūn yán)

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挽: wǎn · pull; pull back, draw back
尊: zūn · respect, revere, venerate; honor

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3–1 · wan3 zun1

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