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俗濫

简俗滥 · 繁俗濫

Mandarin · pinyin sú làn

clichéd
tacky

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俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
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滥: làn · flood, overflow; excessive

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2–4 · su2 lan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zuk6 laam6

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