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擾民

简扰民 · 繁擾民

Mandarin · pinyin rǎo mín

(of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
扰: rǎo · disturb, annoy, agitate

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3–2 · rao3 min2

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jiu2 man4

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verb

(intransitive) to disturb the people

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