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鬼怕惡人

简鬼怕恶人 · 繁鬼怕惡人

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ pà è rén

lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
怕: pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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3–4–4–2 · gui3 pa4 e4 ren2

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gwai2 paa3 ok3 jan4

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