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鷸蚌相爭
简 鹬蚌相争 · 繁 鷸蚌相爭Mandarin · pinyin yù bàng xiāng zhēng
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4–4–1–1 · yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
neot6 pong5 soeng1 zang1 · wat6 pong5 soeng1 zang1
Cantonese word readings for 鷸蚌相爭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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wat6 pong5 soeng1 zang1
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- (idiomatic) neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
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