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一鼻孔出氣

简一鼻孔出气 · 繁一鼻孔出氣

Mandarin · pinyin yī bí kǒng chū qì

lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
to sing from the same hymn sheet

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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1–2–3–1–4 · yi1 bi2 kong3 chu1 qi4

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jat1 bei6 hung2 ceot1 hei3

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(now derogatory) to sing the same tune

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