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當掉

简当掉 · 繁當掉

Mandarin · pinyin dàng diào

to fail (a student)
to pawn
(of a computer or program) to crash
to stop working

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
掉: diào · turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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4–4 · dang4 diao4

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dong3 diu6

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