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虛報

简虚报 · 繁虛報

Mandarin · pinyin xū bào

to misreport
fraudulent report

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虚: xū · false
报: bào · report, tell, announce

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1–4 · xu1 bao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

heoi1 bou3

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verb

to falsely report; to lie about

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