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遊街示眾

简游街示众 · 繁遊街示眾

Mandarin · pinyin yóu jiē shì zhòng

to parade (a prisoner) through the streets

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
街: jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
示: shì · show, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
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游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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2–1–4–4 · you2 jie1 shi4 zhong4

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