棒
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棒打鸳鸯
Simplified
棒打鸳鸯
Traditional
棒打鴛鴦
Pinyin
bàng dǎ yuān yāng
Definition
(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
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