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贱称

jiàn chēng

2-character word Traditional 賤稱

What 贱称 means

1. contemptuous term

The characters in 贱称

• 贱jiàninexpensive; lowly; despicable
• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name

Sounds the same

Read jiàn chēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 僭称to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give

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