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xâu xé

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Vietnamese

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xâu

  1. (now figurative) to compete vigorously to gain some potential advantage
    Synonym: giằng xé
    Trung Quốc cuối thế kỉ 19 đã trở thành chiếc bánh ngọt hấp dẫn cho các nước thực dân hùa vào xâu xé.
    The late nineteenth century has seen the urge of colonialist nations into playing with China as an appetizing cake.