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蛻化變質

简蜕化变质 · 繁蛻化變質

Mandarin · pinyin tuì huà biàn zhì

(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved

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蛻: Look up this written character
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
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質: Look up this written character
蜕: tuì · molt
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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4–4–4–4 · tui4 hua4 bian4 zhi4

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teoi3 faa3 bin3 zat1

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