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社保

Mandarin · pinyin shè bǎo

social insurance (abbr. for 社會保險 shè huì bǎo xiǎn)

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社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care

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4–3 · she4 bao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

se5 bou2

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 社會保險／社会保险 (shèhuì bǎoxiǎn, “social insurance”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 社會保障／社会保障 (shèhuì bǎozhàng, “social security”)

verb

(ACG, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) alternative form of 射爆 (shèbào, “to cum; to ejaculate explosively”)

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