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刻薄寡恩

Mandarin · pinyin kè bó guǎ ēn

Meanings

  1. harsh and merciless (idiom)
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刻
kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
薄
báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
寡
guǎ · widowed; alone, friendless
恩
ēn · kindness, mercy, charity
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4–2–3–1 · ke4 bo2 gua3 en1

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hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1

Cantonese word readings for 刻薄寡恩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1

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