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淫樂

简淫乐 · 繁淫樂

Mandarin · pinyin yín lè

vice
degenerate pleasures

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淫: yín · obscene, licentious, lewd
樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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2–4 · yin2 le4

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jam4 lok6

Cantonese word readings for 淫樂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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