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低空飛過

简低空飞过 · 繁低空飛過

Mandarin · pinyin dī kōng fēi guò

to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)

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低: dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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1–1–1–4 · di1 kong1 fei1 guo4

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dai1 hung1 fei1 gwo3

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