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精盡人亡

简精尽人亡 · 繁精盡人亡

Mandarin · pinyin jīng jìn rén wáng

to die from excessive ejaculation

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
盡: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
亡: wáng · death, destroyed; lose, perish
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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1–4–2–2 · jing1 jin4 ren2 wang2

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zing1 zeon6 jan4 mong4

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(idiomatic) When a male's semen is exhausted, he dies

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