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腦袋開花

简脑袋开花 · 繁腦袋開花

Mandarin · pinyin nǎo dài kāi huā

to blow one's brain out

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腦: Look up this written character
袋: dài · pocket, bag, sack, pouch
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
花: huā · flower; blossoms
脑: nǎo · brain
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–4–1–1 · nao3 dai4 kai1 hua1

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