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磨煩

简磨烦 · 繁磨煩

Mandarin · pinyin mò fan

to pester
to bother sb incessantly
to delay
to prevaricate

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磨: mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
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烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome

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4–5 · mo4 fan5

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mo4 faan4

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