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住海邊

简住海边 · 繁住海邊

Mandarin · pinyin zhù hǎi biān

(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)

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住: zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
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边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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4–3–1 · zhu4 hai3 bian1

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