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"text": "Asking him for money is a waste of time: he won't give you any."
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"sense": "pointless or unproductive activity",
"word": "浪費時間"
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"roman": "làngfèi shíjiān",
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"word": "დროის კარგვა"
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"code": "he",
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"word": "ខាតពេល"
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"sense": "pointless or unproductive activity",
"word": "thì giờ mất công"
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"sense": "pointless or unproductive activity",
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"sense": "pointless or unproductive activity",
"word": "thì giờ mất công"
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