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文牘主義

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Mandarin · pinyin wén dú zhǔ yì

red tape

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
牘: Look up this written character
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
義: Look up this written character
牍: dú · writing tablet; documents, books
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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2–2–3–4 · wen2 du2 zhu3 yi4

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man4 duk6 zyu2 ji6

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