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破除迷信

Mandarin · pinyin pò chú mí xìn

to eliminate superstition (idiom)

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
除: chú · eliminate, remove, except
迷: mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter

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4–2–2–4 · po4 chu2 mi2 xin4

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po3 ceoi4 mai4 seon3

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