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開掛

简开挂 · 繁開掛

Mandarin · pinyin kāi guà

to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛 kāi wài guà)
(coll.) unbelievably good

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
掛: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
挂: guà · hang, suspend; suspense

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1–4 · kai1 gua4

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verb

(video games) short for 開外掛／开外挂 (kāi wàiguà)

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