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Chinese
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beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
ducks and drakes
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| trad. (打水漂)
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打
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水漂
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| simp. #(打水漂)
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打
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水漂
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Pronunciation
Verb
打水漂
- (original meaning) to play ducks and drakes
- (figurative) to waste (a large amount of money); to squander; to lose entirely