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罪惡滔天

简罪恶滔天 · 繁罪惡滔天

Mandarin · pinyin zuì è tāo tiān

(idiom) to have committed heinous crimes

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罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
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滔: tāo · overflow; rushing water, a torrent
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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4–4–1–1 · zui4 e4 tao1 tian1

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zeoi6 ok3 tou1 tin1

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