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死纏爛打

简死缠烂打 · 繁死纏爛打

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ chán làn dǎ

(coll.) to pester
to harass

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
纏: Look up this written character
爛: Look up this written character
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed

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3–2–4–3 · si3 chan2 lan4 da3

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sei2 cin4 laan6 daa2

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(idiomatic) to persistently pursue one's love (despite multiple rejections); undeterred chasing; obsession

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