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罪大惡極

简罪大恶极 · 繁罪大惡極

Mandarin · pinyin zuì dà è jí

guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
reprehensible

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罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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極: Look up this written character
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final

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4–4–4–2 · zui4 da4 e4 ji2

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zeoi6 daai6 ok3 gik6

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(idiomatic) to have committed a grave sin and be evil to the extreme

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