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揪送

Mandarin · pinyin jiū sòng

to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)

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揪: jiū · grasp with hand, pinch
送: sòng · see off, send off; dispatch, give

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1–4 · jiu1 song4

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zau1 sung3

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