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搬口

Mandarin · pinyin bān kǒu

to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
to blab
to tell tales

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搬: bān · transfer, move, remove, shift
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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1–3 · ban1 kou3

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