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冤假錯案

简冤假错案 · 繁冤假錯案

Mandarin · pinyin yuān jiǎ cuò àn

unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)

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冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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1–3–4–4 · yuan1 jia3 cuo4 an4

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