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費唇舌

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Mandarin · pinyin fèi chún shé

to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining

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唇: chún · lips
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
费: fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee

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4–2–2 · fei4 chun2 she2

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