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粗魯不文

简粗鲁不文 · 繁粗魯不文

Mandarin · pinyin cū lǔ bù wén

crude and ill-educated (idiom)

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粗: cū · rough, thick, course; rude
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
鲁: lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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1–3–4–2 · cu1 lu3 bu4 wen2

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