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偷梁換柱

简偷梁换柱 · 繁偷梁換柱

Mandarin · pinyin tōu liáng huàn zhù

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
to replace the original with a fake
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

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偷: tōu · to steal, burglar, thief
梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
柱: zhù · pillar, post; support; lean on
换: huàn · change

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1–2–4–4 · tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4

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tau1 loeng4 wun6 cyu5

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