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密語

简密语 · 繁密語

Mandarin · pinyin mì yǔ

code word; coded language
to communicate in private

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密: mì · dense, thick, close; intimate
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–3 · mi4 yu3

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noun

secret conversation
codeword; cipher

verb

to talk in secret; to converse in private

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