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秀逗

Mandarin · pinyin xiù dòu

to short-circuit
(fig.) to have a mental lapse
to get one's wires crossed
to be addled

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秀: xiù · ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
逗: dòu · tempt, allure, arouse, stir

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4–4 · xiu4 dou4

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sau3 dau6

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verb

(electronics, colloquial, chiefly Taiwan) to short-circuit
(figurative, colloquial, humorous) to have a mental lapse; to be addled

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