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污言穢語

简污言秽语 · 繁污言穢語

Mandarin · pinyin wū yán huì yǔ

(idiom) filthy speech; obscenities

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污: wū · filthy, dirty, impure, polluted
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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秽: huì · dirty, unclean; immoral, obscene
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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1–2–4–3 · wu1 yan2 hui4 yu3

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