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閔凶

简闵凶 · 繁閔凶

Mandarin · pinyin mǐn xiōng

suffering
affliction

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凶: xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad
闵: mǐn · mourn, grieve; urge on, incite

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3–1 · min3 xiong1

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