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斷片兒

简断片儿 · 繁斷片兒

Mandarin · pinyin duàn piàn r

(coll.) to suffer an alcohol-induced blackout
to be unable to recall what one did while drunk

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斷: Look up this written character
片: piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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4–4–5 · duan4 pian4 r5

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verb

(Mandarin) erhua form of 斷片／断片 (duànpiàn, “to break in the middle of viewing; to blackout after drinking too much; to lose consciousness”)

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