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溫wan1水seoi2煮zyu2青cing1蛙waa1

simp温水煮青蛙
wan1 seoi2 zyu2 cing1 waa1inferredwēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā

English

  1. (fig.) introducing change incrementally so that it arouses little resistance; gradual change that goes unnoticed until it's too late

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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