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茅坑裡點燈

简茅坑里点灯 · 繁茅坑裡點燈

Mandarin · pinyin máo kēng lǐ diǎn dēng

(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死 zhǎo sǐ via its near homophone 照屎 zhào shǐ)

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茅: máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
坑: kēng · pit, hole; bury, trap; harry
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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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2–1–3–3–1 · mao2 keng1 li3 dian3 deng1

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