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開口成髒

简开口成脏 · 繁開口成髒

Mandarin · pinyin kāi kǒu chéng zāng

(Internet slang) to use foul language (pun on 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
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开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脏: zàng · internal organs, viscera; dirty

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1–3–2–1 · kai1 kou3 cheng2 zang1

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