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好事之徒

Mandarin · pinyin hào shì zhī tú

busybody

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
徒: tú · disciple, follower; go on foot

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4–4–1–2 · hao4 shi4 zhi1 tu2

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(idiomatic) meddler; busybody

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