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疑竇

简疑窦 · 繁疑竇

Mandarin · pinyin yí dòu

(literary) doubts
suspicions
cause for suspicion

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疑: yí · doubt, question, suspect
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窦: dòu · surname; hole, burrow; corrupt

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2–4 · yi2 dou4

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ji4 dau3

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noun

(literary) cause for suspicion

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