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惡心

简恶心 · 繁惡心

Mandarin · pinyin ě xīn#

nausea
to feel sick
disgust
nauseating
to embarrass (deliberately)

Mandarin · pinyin è xīn#

bad habit
vicious habit
vice

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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3–1 · e3 xin1

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noun · Etymology 2

bad habit; vice

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