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靠北

Mandarin · pinyin kào běi

(Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. khàu-pē, "to cry over one's dad's death")

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靠: kào · lean on, trust, depend on; near
北: běi · north; northern; northward

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4–3 · kao4 bei3

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