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胡攪蠻纏

简胡搅蛮缠 · 繁胡攪蠻纏

Mandarin · pinyin hú jiǎo mán chán

(idiom) to pester endlessly

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胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
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搅: jiǎo · disturb, agitate, stir up
蛮: mán · barbarians; barbarous, savage
缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind

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2–3–2–2 · hu2 jiao3 man2 chan2

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wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4

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(idiomatic) to pester somebody endlessly; to be unreasonable; to plague somebody with unreasonable demands; to argue tediously and vexatiously

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