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妖魔化

Mandarin · pinyin yāo mó huà

to demonize

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妖: yāo · strange, weird, supernatural
魔: mó · demon, evil spirits; magic power
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize

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1–2–4 · yao1 mo2 hua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu2 mo1 faa3

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verb

to demonise

noun

demonisation

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