放 卫 星

fàng wèi xīngdictionary entry

to launch a satellite / (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success / (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims / to talk big

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放衛星 放卫星 [fang4 wei4 xing1] /to launch a satellite/(fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success/(later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims/to talk big/

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放卫星

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