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滿地找牙

简满地找牙 · 繁滿地找牙

Mandarin · pinyin mǎn dì zhǎo yá

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
(fig.) to get beaten up badly
to beat the crap out of (sb)

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滿: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
找: zhǎo · search, seek, look for; find
牙: yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
满: mǎn · fill; full, satisfied

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3–4–3–2 · man3 di4 zhao3 ya2

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mun5 dei6 zaau2 ngaa4

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(used after 得 as complement) to be defeated completely and shamefully

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