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Pinyin bǎi làn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, neologism, slang
    to strive instead for shoddiness (especially when knowing that one cannot succeed)

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Jyutping
Pinyin bǎi làn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank