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蔫兒壞

简蔫儿坏 · 繁蔫兒壞

Mandarin · pinyin niān r huài

apt to do sth nasty or devious in secret

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蔫: niān · withered, faded, decayed; calm
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
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儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
坏: huài · rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down

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1–5–4 · nian1 r5 huai4

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