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糟踐

简糟践 · 繁糟踐

Mandarin · pinyin zāo jian

to waste
to spoil
to destroy
to insult grievously

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糟: zāo · sediment, dregs; pickle
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践: jiàn · trample, tread upon, walk on

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1–5 · zao1 jian5

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verb

to waste; to squander
to insult

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