邪僻

Mandarin · pinyin xié pì

Meanings

  1. abnormal; improper; beyond the pale
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邪
xié · wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
僻
pì · out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
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2–4 · xie2 pi4

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  1. depraved; corrupt

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