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後院起火

简 后院起火 · 繁 後院起火
Mandarin · pinyin hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ

Meanings

  1. a conflict arises close to home (idiom)
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後
hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
院
yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
后
hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
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4–4–3–3 · hou4 yuan4 qi3 huo3

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hau6 jyun2 hei2 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 後院起火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hau6 jyun2 hei2 fo2

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