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鄭人爭年

简郑人争年 · 繁鄭人爭年

Mandarin · pinyin Zhèng rén zhēng nián

Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
a futile quarrel

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鄭: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
爭: Look up this written character
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
郑: zhèng · state in today's Henan; surname
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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4–2–1–2 · Zheng4 ren2 zheng1 nian2

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zeng6 jan4 zang1 nin4

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