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面目可憎

Mandarin · pinyin miàn mù kě zēng

repulsive countenance
disgusting appearance

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
憎: zēng · hate, detest, abhor; hatred

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4–4–3–1 · mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1

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min6 muk6 ho2 zang1

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