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活人讓尿憋死

简活人让尿憋死 · 繁活人讓尿憋死

Mandarin · pinyin huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ

lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom)
fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking

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活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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尿: niào · urine; urinate
憋: biē · to suppress inner feelings; hasty
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
让: ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede

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2–2–4–4–1–3 · huo2 ren2 rang4 niao4 bie1 si3

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