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搬磚

简搬砖 · 繁搬磚

Mandarin · pinyin bān zhuān

to do hard physical labor (as a job)
(fig.) to play mahjong

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搬: bān · transfer, move, remove, shift
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砖: zhuān · tile, brick

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1–1 · ban1 zhuan1

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verb

(literally) to move bricks; to carry the bricks
(dialectal, figurative) to play mahjong
(neologism, figurative, humorous) to do a lot of repetitive work; to hold an unstimulating and tedious job

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