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(mch, transitive) to break.
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(South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Chinglish, China, informal) Expressing distress, regret, or fear.
'Are you crying for your father?' 'Aiyo, aiyo!' wailed the girl. 'I shall never see him again!'
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