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措辭強硬

简措辞强硬 · 繁措辭強硬

Mandarin · pinyin cuò cí qiáng yìng

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措: cuò · place; collect, arrange; employ
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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
硬: yìng · hard, firm, strong; obstinate
辞: cí · words, speech, expression, phrase
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic

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4–2–2–4 · cuo4 ci2 qiang2 ying4

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