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煩瑣

简烦琐 · 繁煩瑣

Mandarin · pinyin fán suǒ

tedious
convoluted
fiddly
pedantic

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烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome
琐: suǒ · trifling, petty; troublesome

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2–3 · fan2 suo3

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