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一是一，二是二

Mandarin · pinyin yī shì yī , èr shì èr

lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
二: èr · two; twice

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