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窩囊廢

简窝囊废 · 繁窩囊廢

Mandarin · pinyin wō nang fèi

(coll.) spineless coward
wimp
a good-for-nothing

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窩: Look up this written character
囊: náng · bag, purse, sack; put in bag
廢: Look up this written character
窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place
废: fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard

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1–5–4 · wo1 nang5 fei4

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noun

(colloquial, derogatory) good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

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