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缺德事

Mandarin · pinyin quē dé shì

misdeed
immoral action
wicked deed
a deliberate wrongdoing

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缺: quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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1–2–4 · que1 de2 shi4

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kyut3 dak1 si6

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