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惡語中傷

简恶语中伤 · 繁惡語中傷

Mandarin · pinyin è yǔ zhòng shāng

(idiom) to slander viciously

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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4–3–4–1 · e4 yu3 zhong4 shang1

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ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1

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