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窮凶極惡

简穷凶极恶 · 繁窮凶極惡

Mandarin · pinyin qióng xiōng jí è

fiendish
black-hearted

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凶: xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad
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惡: Look up this written character
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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2–1–2–4 · qiong2 xiong1 ji2 e4

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kung4 hung1 gik6 ok3

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(idiomatic) extremely ferocious and evil

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