yāng​qiàng

to drag on

  • created sense approved 央戗/央戧 · yāng​qiàng · to drag on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    央戗 / 央戧

    yāng​qiàng

    to drag on

    To be in a state of decline but barely holding on; dragging on, often used to describe a business or a long-term illness.

    央 (literal) → 央 · yāng · to end 戗 (literal) → 戗/戧 · qiàng · to endure

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