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羅生門
简 罗生门 · 繁 羅生門Mandarin · pinyin Luó shēng mén
Meanings
- Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie
- (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth
- unsolvable case
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2–1–2 · Luo2 sheng1 men2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lo4 sang1 mun4
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noun
- doubtful case, controversy
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