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Chinese[edit]
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fling
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lung
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trad. (甩肺)
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甩
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肺
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simp. #(甩肺)
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甩
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肺
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Literally: “to drop one's lungs out”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
甩肺
- Used (usually with 到) after a verb or adjective to describe its severity or intensity.
- 咳到甩肺 [Cantonese] ― kat1 dou3 lat1 fai3 [Jyutping] ― to cough badly (literally, “to cough one's lungs out”)
- 凍到甩肺/冻到甩肺 [Cantonese] ― dung3 dou3 lat1 fai3 [Jyutping] ― extremely cold