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同途殊歸

简同途殊归 · 繁同途殊歸

Mandarin · pinyin tóng tú shū guī

same road out, different ones back

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
途: tú · way, road, path, journey; course
殊: shū · different, special, unusual
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归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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2–2–1–1 · tong2 tu2 shu1 gui1

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tung4 tou4 syu4 gwai1

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