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面諛

简面谀 · 繁面諛

Mandarin · pinyin miàn yú

to praise sb to his face

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面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
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谀: yú · flatter, truckle

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4–2 · mian4 yu2

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min6 jyu4

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