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成何體統

简成何体统 · 繁成何體統

Mandarin · pinyin chéng hé tǐ tǒng

What a scandal!
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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
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体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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2–2–3–3 · cheng2 he2 ti3 tong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sing4 ho4 tai2 tung2

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(idiomatic) what impropriety it is; what a scandal

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