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蕪劣

简芜劣 · 繁蕪劣

Mandarin · pinyin wú liè

muddled and inferior (of writing)

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蕪: Look up this written character
劣: liè · bad, inferior; slightly
芜: wú · luxurious growth of weeds

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2–4 · wu2 lie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 lyut3

Cantonese word readings for 蕪劣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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