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誅求無厭

简诛求无厌 · 繁誅求無厭

Mandarin · pinyin zhū qiú wú yàn

(idiom) to relentlessly make excessive demands

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誅: Look up this written character
求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
無: Look up this written character
厭: Look up this written character
诛: zhū · execute, kill, put to death; punish
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate

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1–2–2–4 · zhu1 qiu2 wu2 yan4

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