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一線之隔

简一线之隔 · 繁一線之隔

Mandarin · pinyin yī xiàn zhī gé

a fine line
a fine distinction

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
隔: gé · separate, partition
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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1–4–1–2 · yi1 xian4 zhi1 ge2

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