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坐不垂堂

Mandarin · pinyin zuò bù chuí táng

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

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坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
垂: chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
堂: táng · hall; government office

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4–4–2–2 · zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2

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zo6 bat1 seoi4 tong4

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