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連環套

简连环套 · 繁連環套

Mandarin · pinyin lián huán tào

set of interlocking rings
(fig.) series of interlinked events
(fig.) elaborate trap or scheme

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套: tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
环: huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring

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2–2–4 · lian2 huan2 tao4

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