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轉面無情

简转面无情 · 繁轉面無情

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn miàn wú qíng

to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
無: Look up this written character
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–4–2–2 · zhuan3 mian4 wu2 qing2

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zyun2 min6 mou4 cing4

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