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隱秘難言

简隐秘难言 · 繁隱秘難言

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn mì nán yán

too embarrassing to mention

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隱: Look up this written character
秘: mì · secret, mysterious, abstruse
難: Look up this written character
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
隐: yǐn · hide, conceal; hidden, secret
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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3–4–2–2 · yin3 mi4 nan2 yan2

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