how bash encode/decode characters with byte value greater than 0x7f

[T <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>]

Hi

For characters whose byte values are greater than 0x7f, how bash
encode/decode them?

I.e., 

 echo $'\312\325\274\376\317\344' | bash_encode

Anybody know how to make the output similar to '\312\325\274\376\317\344'?

thanks

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