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一回事

Mandarin · pinyin yī huí shì

one and the same (thing)
one thing (as distinct from another)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

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1–2–4 · yi1 hui2 shi4

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noun

(emphatic) the same thing
(emphatic, when used sequentially) ... (is) one thing, (but) ... (is) another
something important; an important matter

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