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一丘之貉

Mandarin · pinyin yī qiū zhī hé

jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
丘: qiū · hill; elder; empty; a name
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
貉: háo · badger; raccoon dog

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1–1–1–2 · yi1 qiu1 zhi1 he2

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jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6

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noun

(derogatory) people of the same ilk; birds of a feather

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