磨爛蓆

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Chinese

grindstone; to sharpen; to delay
grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub
 
rotten; decayed; well-cooked
rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely
 
woven mat
trad. (磨爛蓆/磨爛席) /
simp. (磨烂席)
Literally: “to rub a mat until it is torn”.

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磨爛蓆

  1. (Cantonese) to stay at one place for a long time and not willing to leave