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洋垃圾

Mandarin · pinyin yáng lā jī

trash or used goods from Western countries
the dregs of society of Western countries
Taiwan pr. yáng lè sè

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洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
垃: lā · garbage, refuse, waste
圾: jī · garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger

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2–1–1 · yang2 la1 ji1

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noun

imported foreign waste, especially when being smuggled
(derogatory, ethnic slur) disgusting foreigner; foreign trash

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