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What does 蚌埠住了 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

蚌埠住了 bèngbu-zhùle

can't hold it together any more (pun on 绷不住了, via the city name 蚌埠)

It can also mean

  • (slang) can't hold it together; can't keep a straight face
  • (slang) can't hold it together any more (pun on 绷不住了, via the city name 蚌埠)

Its characters

  1. 蚌 bàng freshwater mussel
  2. 埠 bù port
  3. 住 zhù to live
  4. 了 le (particle) marks a completed action

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