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效尤

xiào yóu

2-character word

What 效尤 means

1. to follow a bad example

The characters in 效尤

• 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
• 尤yóuoutstanding; particularly, especially; a fault

Words containing 效尤

• 以儆效尤yǐ jǐng xiào yóu(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others

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