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虛情假意

简虚情假意 · 繁虛情假意

Mandarin · pinyin xū qíng jiǎ yì

false friendship; hypocritical show of affection

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
虚: xū · false

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1–2–3–4 · xu1 qing2 jia3 yi4

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heoi1 cing4 gaa2 ji3

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