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瞞天大謊

简瞒天大谎 · 繁瞞天大謊

Mandarin · pinyin mán tiān dà huǎng

enormous lie
whopper

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
謊: Look up this written character
瞒: mán · deceive, lie; eyes half-closed
谎: huǎng · lie

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2–1–4–3 · man2 tian1 da4 huang3

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mun4 tin1 daai6 fong1

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