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興妖作怪

简兴妖作怪 · 繁興妖作怪

Mandarin · pinyin xīng yāo zuò guài

lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble

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興: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
妖: yāo · strange, weird, supernatural
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
兴: xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish

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1–1–4–4 · xing1 yao1 zuo4 guai4

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hing1 jiu1 zok3 gwaai3

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