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人家牽驢你拔橛

简人家牵驴你拔橛 · 繁人家牽驢你拔橛

Mandarin · pinyin rén jiā qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué

see 別人牽驢你拔橛子 bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
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你: nǐ · you, second person pronoun
拔: bá · uproot, pull out
橛: jué · a post, a stake; an axle
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
驴: lǘ · donkey, ass

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2–1–1–2–3–2–2 · ren2 jia1 qian1 lu:2 ni3 ba2 jue2

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