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壞脾氣

简坏脾气 · 繁壞脾氣

Mandarin · pinyin huài pí qì

bad temper

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脾: pí · spleen, pancreas; disposition
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
坏: huài · rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–2–4 · huai4 pi2 qi4

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