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淫詞穢語

简淫词秽语 · 繁淫詞穢語

Mandarin · pinyin yín cí huì yǔ

(idiom) obscene words; dirty talk

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淫: yín · obscene, licentious, lewd
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词: cí · words; phrase, expression
秽: huì · dirty, unclean; immoral, obscene
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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2–2–4–3 · yin2 ci2 hui4 yu3

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jam4 ci4 wai3 jyu5

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