See 拼爹 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "Qízhōng yīge liúxíngyǔ shì “pīndiē”, zhè shì yīge duì qúndàiguānxì de jiānkè shuōfǎ, yìsī shì “kào fùqīn lái jìngzhēng”.",
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