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一把屎一把尿

Mandarin · pinyin yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào

to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
屎: shǐ · excrement, shit, dung
尿: niào · urine; urinate

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1–3–3–1–3–4 · yi1 ba3 shi3 yi1 ba3 niao4

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