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撈什子

简捞什子 · 繁撈什子

Mandarin · pinyin lāo shí zi

encumbrance
burden
that awful thing (colloquial)
nuisance

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什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
捞: lāo · scoop out of water; dredge, fish

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1–2–5 · lao1 shi2 zi5

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