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大尾巴狼

Mandarin · pinyin dà yǐ ba láng

(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
狼: láng · wolf

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4–3–5–2 · da4 yi3 ba5 lang2

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