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病民蠱國

简病民蛊国 · 繁病民蠱國

Mandarin · pinyin bìng mín gǔ guó

to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)

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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
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國: Look up this written character
蛊: gǔ · poison; venom; harm; bewitch
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–2–3–2 · bing4 min2 gu3 guo2

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beng6 man4 gu2 gwok3

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