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俯拾即是

Mandarin · pinyin fǔ shí jí shì

see 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì

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俯: fǔ · bow down, face down, look down
拾: shí · pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
即: jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

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3–2–2–4 · fu3 shi2 ji2 shi4

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