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設圈套

简设圈套 · 繁設圈套

Mandarin · pinyin shè quān tào

to scam
to set a trap
to set up a scheme to defraud people

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圈: quān · to circle; a circle; corral
套: tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
设: shè · build; establish; display

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4–1–4 · she4 quan1 tao4

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cit3 hyun1 tou3

Cantonese word readings for 設圈套. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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