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拖油瓶 (to1 jau4 peng2) — (a woman) brings children from a previous marriage into a new family (lit., "hauling around a jug of oil"); children from a previous marriage in Cantonese

toˉ¹拖jauˎ₄油pengˊ²瓶
Mandarin Pinyin: tuo1 you2 ping2

Meaning of 拖油瓶

noun(a woman) brings children from a previous marriage into a new family (lit., "hauling around a jug of oil"); children from a previous marriage

Characters in 拖油瓶

拖to1
hang down; trail; mop
油jau4
varnish; paint; lacquer
瓶ping4
the quantity contained in a bottle, etc

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