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七零八碎

Mandarin · pinyin qī líng bā suì

bits and pieces
scattered fragments

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七: qī · seven
零: líng · zero; fragment, fraction
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
碎: suì · break, smash; broken, busted

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1–2–1–4 · qi1 ling2 ba1 sui4

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cat1 ling4 baat3 seoi3

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