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灭族
miè zú
What 灭族 means
- extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)
The characters in 灭族
- 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out
- 族zúrace; nationality; ethnicity
Go deeper
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read miè zú correctly.
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