頹廢派

简 颓废派 · 繁 頹廢派
Mandarin · pinyin tuí fèi pài

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  1. decadents (of the Decadent movement of late 19th century Europe)
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派
pài · school of thought, sect, branch
颓
tuí · ruined, decayed; disintegrate
废
fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard
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2–4–4 · tui2 fei4 pai4

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