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無獨有偶
简 无独有偶 · 繁 無獨有偶Mandarin · pinyin wú dú yǒu ǒu
Meanings
- not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
- it's not the only case
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2–2–3–3 · wu2 du2 you3 ou3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mou4 duk6 jau5 ngau5
Cantonese word readings for 無獨有偶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mou4 duk6 jau5 ngau5
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to coincidentally have a parallel; to happen to have a similar counterpart
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