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善意的謊言

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Mandarin · pinyin shàn yì de huǎng yán

white lie

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善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
谎: huǎng · lie

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4–4–5–3–2 · shan4 yi4 de5 huang3 yan2

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