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鬼計多端

简鬼计多端 · 繁鬼計多端

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ jì duō duān

variant of 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme

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3–4–1–1 · gui3 ji4 duo1 duan1

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gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1

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