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買關節

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Mandarin · pinyin mǎi guān jié

to offer a bribe

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买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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3–1–2 · mai3 guan1 jie2

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to bribe one's way out

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