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Mandarin · pinyin bēi jù

cup
(slang) (pun on 悲劇 bēi jù, tragedy) so bad
terrible
bummer
fiasco
debacle

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杯: bēi · cup, glass
具: jù · tool, implement; draw up, write

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1–4 · bei1 ju4

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cup
(neologism, euphemistic, often self-deprecatory, humorous) tragedy

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