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蟻鬥蝸爭
简 蚁斗蜗争 · 繁 蟻鬥蝸爭Mandarin · pinyin yǐ dòu wō zhēng
Meanings
- lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
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- 蟻
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- 鬥
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- 蝸
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- 爭
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- 蚁
- yǐ · ants
- 斗
- dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
- 蜗
- wō · a snail, Eulota callizoma
- 争
- zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
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Mandarin tones
3–4–1–1 · yi3 dou4 wo1 zheng1
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ngai5 dau3 wo1 zang1
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