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極端之惡

简极端之恶 · 繁極端之惡

Mandarin · pinyin jí duān zhī è

(philosophy) radical evil

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極: Look up this written character
端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
惡: Look up this written character
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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2–1–1–4 · ji2 duan1 zhi1 e4

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