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心狠手辣

Mandarin · pinyin xīn hěn shǒu là

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
狠: hěn · vicious, cruel; severely, extreme
手: shǒu · hand
辣: là · peppery, pungent, hot; cruel

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1–3–3–4 · xin1 hen3 shou3 la4

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sam1 han2 sau2 laat6

Cantonese word readings for 心狠手辣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

sam1 han2 sau2 laat6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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