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鸡肋

jī lèi

2-character word Traditional 雞肋

What 鸡肋 means

1. chicken rib; (fig.) sth of little value yet hard to discard

The characters in 鸡肋

• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 肋lèi(bound form) rib; Taiwan pr. lè

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