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眾怒難犯

简众怒难犯 · 繁眾怒難犯

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng nù nán fàn

(idiom) one cannot afford to incur public wrath
it is dangerous to incur the anger of the masses

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怒: nù · anger, rage, passion; angry
難: Look up this written character
犯: fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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4–4–2–4 · zhong4 nu4 nan2 fan4

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