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擺烏龍

简摆乌龙 · 繁擺烏龍

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi wū lóng

to mess sth up
to screw up

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摆: bǎi · put, place; display; swing, sway
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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3–1–2 · bai3 wu1 long2

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baai2 wu1 lung2

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verb

(verb-object) to make a mistake; to blunder
(Cantonese, soccer) to score an own goal

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