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滾刀肉

简滚刀肉 · 繁滾刀肉

Mandarin · pinyin gǔn dāo ròu

annoying person
troublemaker
pain in the neck

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刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
滚: gǔn · turn

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3–1–4 · gun3 dao1 rou4

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gwan2 dou1 juk6

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noun

(dialectal, colloquial, figurative) person who deliberately appears unreasonable and irrational, and is difficult to cope, restrain, manage or convince due to abundant experiences in social life

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