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桃色案件

Mandarin · pinyin táo sè àn jiàn

case involving sex scandal (law)

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桃: táo · peach; marriage; surname
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
件: jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter

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2–4–4–4 · tao2 se4 an4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou4 sik1 on3 gin2

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