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矮半截

Mandarin · pinyin ǎi bàn jié

to be inferior to
to be of a lower grade than

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矮: ǎi · short, dwarf; low
半: bàn · half
截: jié · cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect

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3–4–2 · ai3 ban4 jie2

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ai2 bun3 zit6

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verb

(colloquial, of status or position) to be inferior to others

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