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賴校族

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Mandarin · pinyin lài xiào zú

campus dwellers (slang)
graduates who cannot break away from campus life

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校: xiào · school; military field officer
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
赖: lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely

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4–4–2 · lai4 xiao4 zu2

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