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放牛班

Mandarin · pinyin fàng niú bān

class of underachievers
dunces' class (Tw)

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job

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4–2–1 · fang4 niu2 ban1

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fong3 ngau4 baan1

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