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血盆大口

Mandarin · pinyin xuè pén dà kǒu

bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey
fig. greedy exploiter
rapacious aggressor

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
盆: pén · basin, tub, pot, bowl
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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4–2–4–3 · xue4 pen2 da4 kou3

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hyut3 pun4 daai6 hau2

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