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犯上作亂

简犯上作乱 · 繁犯上作亂

Mandarin · pinyin fàn shàng zuò luàn

to rebel against the emperor (idiom)

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犯: fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
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乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt

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4–4–4–4 · fan4 shang4 zuo4 luan4

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faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6

Cantonese word readings for 犯上作亂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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