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洩私憤

简泄私愤 · 繁洩私憤

Mandarin · pinyin xiè sī fèn

to vent personal spite
to act out of malice (esp. of crime)

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洩: Look up this written character
私: sī · private, personal; secret
憤: Look up this written character
泄: xiè · leak; vent; flow; reveal
愤: fèn · resent, hate; indignant

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4–1–4 · xie4 si1 fen4

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