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自譴

简自谴 · 繁自譴

Mandarin · pinyin zì qiǎn

to blame oneself
self-recrimination

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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谴: qiǎn · reprimand, scold, abuse

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4–3 · zi4 qian3

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zi6 hin2

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