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貴圈真亂

简贵圈真乱 · 繁貴圈真亂

Mandarin · pinyin guì quān zhēn luàn

(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head

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貴: Look up this written character
圈: quān · to circle; a circle; corral
真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
亂: Look up this written character
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable
乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt

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4–1–1–4 · gui4 quan1 zhen1 luan4

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(neologism, slang, ironic, humorous) The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.

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