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三馬同槽

简三马同槽 · 繁三馬同槽

Mandarin · pinyin sān mǎ tóng cáo

three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿 Sī mǎ Yì and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof

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三: sān · three
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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
槽: cáo · trough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3–2–2 · san1 ma3 tong2 cao2

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