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獸父

简兽父 · 繁獸父

Mandarin · pinyin shòu fù

(derog.) father who sexually abuses his own child

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父: fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
兽: shòu · beast, animal; bestial

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4–4 · shou4 fu4

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