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假面具

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ miàn jù

mask
fig. false façade
deceptive front

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假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
具: jù · tool, implement; draw up, write

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3–4–4 · jia3 mian4 ju4

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gaa2 min6 geoi6

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noun

mask
facade; false front

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