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誅鋤異己

简诛锄异己 · 繁誅鋤異己

Mandarin · pinyin zhū chú yì jǐ

to wipe out dissenters
to exterminate those who disagree

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己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
诛: zhū · execute, kill, put to death; punish
锄: chú · hoe; eradicate
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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1–2–4–3 · zhu1 chu2 yi4 ji3

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zyu1 co4 ji6 gei2

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