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棒打鸳鸯
bàng​dǎ​yuān​yāng

to break up a couple

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
棒打鸳鸯 棒打鴛鴦 bàng​dǎ​yuān​yāng
to break up a couple
To cruelly or forcibly separate a pair of lovers, especially by family or societal pressure; literally "to strike the mandarin ducks with a stick".

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