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搗爛

简捣烂 · 繁搗爛

Mandarin · pinyin dǎo làn

to mash
to beat to a pulp

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捣: dǎo · hull; thresh; beat, attack
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed

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3–4 · dao3 lan4

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