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tái · 'to carry out': fan verb for a drama going on air

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Tái means to lift or to carry out, as a sedan chair or a dish is carried out. Chinese drama fans use it as the verb for a show finally going on air: a title that has been waiting for a slot is 'carried out' on its premiere day. The word carries ceremony and a little impatience, which is why it suits a hashtag. The complaint that Tigers Sniff the Rose would be carried out tomorrow while Where the Mask Ends sat on one episode a day used it as its verb.

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