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烂尾

làn wěidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks)
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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.

Source record: cd-a532b1b0727f3cb4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

爛尾 烂尾 [lan4 wei3] /(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)/

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Other forms in these source records: 爛尾

  • 烂
    làn

    soft / mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot / to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic / messy / utterly / thoroughly / crappy / bad

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.