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撿屍

简捡尸 · 繁撿屍

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn shī

(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault

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捡: jiǎn · to pick up
尸: shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44

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3–1 · jian3 shi1

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