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紅不讓

简红不让 · 繁紅不讓

Mandarin · pinyin hóng bù ràng

home run (loanword)
a big hit (hugely popular) (Tw)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
让: ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede

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2–4–4 · hong2 bu4 rang4

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noun

(Taiwan, baseball) home run

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