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除惡務盡

简除恶务尽 · 繁除惡務盡

Mandarin · pinyin chú è wù jìn

to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness

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除: chú · eliminate, remove, except
惡: Look up this written character
務: Look up this written character
盡: Look up this written character
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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2–4–4–4 · chu2 e4 wu4 jin4

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ceoi4 ok3 mou6 zeon6

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(idiomatic) one must be thorough in eradicating the evil

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