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褻瀆

简亵渎 · 繁褻瀆

Mandarin · pinyin xiè dú

(literary) to blaspheme; to desecrate; to profane

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亵: xiè · slight, insult, treat with disrespect
渎: dú · ditch, sluice, gutter, drain

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4–2 · xie4 du2

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sit3 duk6

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verb

to blaspheme; to profane; to desecrate

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