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棄嬰

简弃婴 · 繁棄嬰

Mandarin · pinyin qì yīng

abandoned baby
to abandon an infant

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弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard
婴: yīng · baby, infant; bother

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4–1 · qi4 ying1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei3 jing1

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noun

abandoned baby; unwanted child

verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to abandon one's baby

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