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繃不住

简绷不住 · 繁繃不住

Mandarin · pinyin bēng bu zhù

(Internet slang) can't contain oneself
unable to bear
can't help (doing sth)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
住: zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
绷: bēng · bind, draw firmly, strap

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1–5–4 · beng1 bu5 zhu4

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verb

can not help (doing something)
(Internet slang) to burst out laughing

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