欺人太甚

Mandarin · pinyin qī rén tài shèn

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  1. (idiom) to bully intolerably
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欺
qī · cheat, double-cross, deceive
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
太
tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
甚
shèn · great extent; considerably
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1–2–4–4 · qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4

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hei1 jan4 taai3 sam6

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  1. (idiomatic) to bully intolerably

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