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一路貨色

简一路货色 · 繁一路貨色

Mandarin · pinyin yī lù huò sè

(idiom) (pejorative) as detestable as each other; birds of a feather; cut from the same cloth

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
货: huò · goods, commodities, products

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1–4–4–4 · yi1 lu4 huo4 se4

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