死 缠 烂 打

sǐ chán làn dǎdictionary entry

(coll.) to pester / to harass

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

死纏爛打死缠烂打 [si3 chan2 lan4 da3] /(coll.) to pester/to harass/

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Other forms in these source records: 死纏爛打

死
sǐ
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
缠
chán
to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy
烂
làn
soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad
打
dá
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]
dǎ
to hit / to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from / since

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