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淘汰

Mandarin · pinyin táo tài

Meanings

  1. to wash out
  2. (fig.) to cull
  3. to weed out
  4. to eliminate
  5. to die out
  6. to phase out
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淘
táo · wash in a sieve; weed out
汰
tài · excessive; scour, wash out
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2–4 · tao2 tai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou4 taai3

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verb

  1. (literal) to rinse; to wash away
  2. (figurative) to eliminate (something bad or unsuitable); to weed out; to make (something) fall into disuse
  3. (sports) to eliminate (a team or player); to knock out

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