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滅絕種族

简灭绝种族 · 繁滅絕種族

Mandarin · pinyin miè jué zhǒng zú

to commit genocide

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種: zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
种: zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant

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4–2–3–2 · mie4 jue2 zhong3 zu2

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mit6 zyut6 zung2 zuk6

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