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人憎狗厭

简人憎狗厌 · 繁人憎狗厭

Mandarin · pinyin rén zēng gǒu yàn

detestable (wordplay based on 神憎鬼厭 shén zēng guǐ yàn)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
憎: zēng · hate, detest, abhor; hatred
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
厭: Look up this written character
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate

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2–1–3–4 · ren2 zeng1 gou3 yan4

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adj

despicable; loathsome

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