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人憎狗嫌

Mandarin · pinyin rén zēng gǒu xián

see 人憎狗厭 rén zēng gǒu yàn

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
憎: zēng · hate, detest, abhor; hatred
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
嫌: xián · hate, detest; suspect; criticize

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2–1–3–2 · ren2 zeng1 gou3 xian2

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