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Mandarin · pinyin píng jǐng

neck of a bottle
(fig.) bottleneck
problem that impedes progress

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瓶: píng · jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
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颈: jǐng · neck, throat

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2–3 · ping2 jing3

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noun

(literal, figurative) bottleneck; (figurative) plateau

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