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生炒熱賣

简生炒热卖 · 繁生炒熱賣

Mandarin · pinyin shēng chǎo rè mài

to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
炒: chǎo · fry, saute, roast, boil, cook
熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
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热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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1–3–4–4 · sheng1 chao3 re4 mai4

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saang1 caau2 jit6 maai6

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