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凶惡

简凶恶 · 繁凶惡

Mandarin · pinyin xiōng è

variant of 兇惡 xiōng è

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凶: xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad
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恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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1–4 · xiong1 e4

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Cantonese word readings for 凶惡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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