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兔子尾巴長不了

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Mandarin · pinyin tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo

rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)
its days are numbered
won't last long

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兔: tù · rabbit, hare
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–5–3–5–2–5–3 · tu4 zi5 wei3 ba5 chang2 bu5 liao3

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