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劈空扳害

Mandarin · pinyin pī kōng bān hài

damaged by groundless slander (idiom)

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劈: pī · cut apart, split, chop
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
扳: bān · pull; drag; right itself
害: hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill

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1–1–1–4 · pi1 kong1 ban1 hai4

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pek3 hung1 paan1 hoi6

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