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無罪抗辯

简无罪抗辩 · 繁無罪抗辯

Mandarin · pinyin wú zuì kàng biàn

plea of not guilty

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無: Look up this written character
罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
辯: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss

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2–4–4–4 · wu2 zui4 kang4 bian4

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mou4 zeoi6 kong3 bin6

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