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劣跡斑斑

简劣迹斑斑 · 繁劣跡斑斑

Mandarin · pinyin liè jì bān bān

notorious for one's misdeeds

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劣: liè · bad, inferior; slightly
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斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
迹: jì · traces, impressions, footprints

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4–4–1–1 · lie4 ji4 ban1 ban1

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lyut3 zik1 baan1 baan1

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(idiomatic) to have committed numerous misdeeds

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