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敲榨

Mandarin · pinyin qiāo zhà

to press (fruit)
variant of 敲詐 qiāo zhà

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敲: qiāo · strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
榨: zhà · to press or extract juices; a press to extract juices; a vegetable

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1–4 · qiao1 zha4

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haau1 zaa3

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