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精神潔癖

简精神洁癖 · 繁精神潔癖

Mandarin · pinyin jīng shén jié pǐ

moral fastidiousness; psychological obsession with maintaining moral purity in thoughts, relationships etc

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
潔: jié · clean, purify, pure
癖: pǐ · craving, weakness for; indigestion
洁: jié · clean, purify, pure

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1–2–2–3 · jing1 shen2 jie2 pi3

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fixation on a clean psychological state and the exclusion of “unclean” elements, such as imperfection, immorality, etc.; perfectionism; obsession

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